TASSEL FLOWER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tassel flower mean? 

• TASSEL FLOWER (noun)
  The noun TASSEL FLOWER has 3 senses:

1. tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers

2. tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia

3. young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal

  Familiarity information: TASSEL FLOWER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TASSEL FLOWER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Emilia sagitta; tassel flower

Hypernyms ("tassel flower" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("tassel flower" is a member of...):

Emilia; genus Emilia (tropical African herbs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cacalia javanica; Cacalia lutea; Emilia coccinea; Emilia flammea; Emilia javanica; tassel flower

Hypernyms ("tassel flower" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("tassel flower" is a member of...):

Emilia; genus Emilia (tropical African herbs)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Amaranthus caudatus; love-lies-bleeding; tassel flower; velvet flower

Hypernyms ("tassel flower" 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)