Noun: love-lies-bleeding 'lúv,lIz'blee-ding
- Annual plant with long drooping red flower spikes; young leaves used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal
"Love-lies-bleeding is often grown as an ornamental for its striking appearance";
- velvet flower, tassel flower, Amaranthus caudatus
Type of: amaranth
Encyclopedia: Love-lies-bleeding