Gentleman's-cane (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Synonyms
- Purple Amaranth
- Red Amaranth
- Amaranthus Hybridus Erythrostachys
- Prince's-feather
- Prince's-plume
- Amaranthus Cruentus
- Amaranthus Hybridus Hypochondriacus