Prince's-plume (Noun)
Meaning 1
Perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome.
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Nouns denoting plants.
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Meaning 2
Annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The prince's-plume plant, with its delicate crimson flowers, added a pop of color to the garden in late summer.
- In the southeastern United States, prince's-plume can be found growing wild in fields and along roadsides.
- The slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers on the prince's-plume plant make it a popular choice for wildflower arrangements.
- Also known as Cleomella jamesii, prince's-plume is a naturalized annual in much of North America.
- The gardener carefully transplanted the prince's-plume seedlings into the garden bed, where their broadly ovate leaves would soon spread out.
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Meaning 3
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
- Gentleman's-cane
- Purple Amaranth
- Red Amaranth
- Amaranthus Hybridus Erythrostachys
- Prince's-feather
- Amaranthus Cruentus
- Amaranthus Hybridus Hypochondriacus