Noun: tassel flower
- Tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers
"Tassel flowers swayed in the tropical breeze";
- Emilia sagitta
- Tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia
"The tassel flower added bright spots of red to the garden";
- Emilia coccinea, Emilia javanica, Emilia flammea, Cacalia javanica, Cacalia lutea
- Annual plant with long drooping red flower spikes; young leaves used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal
"tassel flower is often grown as an ornamental for its striking appearance";
- love-lies-bleeding, velvet flower, Amaranthus caudatus
Derived forms: tassel flowers
Type of: amaranth, herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: Emilia, genus Emilia
Encyclopedia: Tassel flower