Fuchsschwanzgewächs

Definitions of Fuchsschwanzgewächs
  1. noun
    any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
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    types:
    Krummer Fuchsschwanz, Rauhaariger Fuchssschwanz
    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
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