Noun: purple amaranth
- 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
"purple amaranth is a popular choice for dramatic garden displays";
- prince's-feather, gentleman's-cane, prince's-plume, red amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
Derived forms: purple amaranths
Type of: amaranth
Encyclopedia: Purple amaranth