prince's-feather

Definitions of prince's-feather

1. noun

   annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America
   synonyms: Polygonum orientale, kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, prince's-plume, princess feather

   type of:

   subshrub, suffrutex

   low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
2. noun

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

   type of:

   amaranth

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