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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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 wordnet
2. 2
   annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

amaranthus cruentusamaranthus hybridus erythrostachysamaranthus hybridus hypochondriacusgentleman's-canekiss-me-over-the-garden-gatepolygonum orientale

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