Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys

Definition of the noun amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys

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noun

1. tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal
   • lexical domain: Plants - nouns denoting plants
   • scientific names: Amaranthus cruentus / Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus
   • synonyms of Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys: gentleman's-cane / prince's-feather / prince's-plume / purple amaranth / red amaranth
   • more generic word: amaranth = any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers
   • geographic area: Caribbean, North America, Oceania
   • observational distribution: specimen and observational data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Network (not necessarily true occurrence density gradients)

     

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