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tassel flower

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: tassel flower

1
 n
tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers
2
 n
young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: tassel flower
1

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

Synonyms:
Emilia sagitta
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

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

Synonyms:
Cacalia javanica, Cacalia lutea, Emilia coccinea, Emilia flammea, Emilia javanica
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
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n young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal

Synonyms:
Amaranthus caudatus, love-lies-bleeding, velvet flower
Type 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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