amaranth

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Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus graecizans, tumbleweed

bushy plant of western United States

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

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

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

Amaranthus hypochondriacus, pigweed

leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China

Type 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

Type of:

caryopsis, grain

dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn