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RED AMARANTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red amaranth mean? 

RED AMARANTH (noun)
  The noun RED AMARANTH has 1 sense:

1. 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 cerealplay

  Familiarity information: RED AMARANTH used as a noun is very rare.


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RED AMARANTH (noun)


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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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Amaranthus cruentus; Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys; Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus; gentleman's-cane; prince's-feather; prince's-plume; purple amaranth; red amaranth

Hypernyms ("red amaranth" is a kind of...):

amaranth (any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food)


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