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Definition of Amaranthus cruentus
1. 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.
Generic synonyms: Amaranth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amaranthus Cruentus
Literary usage of Amaranthus cruentus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William MacKinley Klein (1993)
"Amaranthus cruentus L. Blood amaranth; Purple amaranth Herbaceous annual An
occasional weed of waste places. Amaranthus hybridus L. ssp. cruentus GB ..."
2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... Amaranthus caudatus L. Love-lies-bleeding Herbaceous annual Cultivated and
rarely escaped. Amaranthus cruentus L. Blood ..."
3. De la Chine: Ou Description Générale de Cet Empire, Rédigée D'après Les by Jean-Baptiste Grosier (1819)
"Amaranthus cruentus. Lin. — Amaranthus caudatus. Lin. La plupart des amaran- thcs
sont regardées comme plantes potagères à la Chine et dans l'Inde : on ..."
4. Lost Crops of Africa: Volume Ii: Vegetables by National Research Council (U. S.), National Academies Press (2006)
"Horticultural Varieties Unlike the crops in other chapters, this one occurs as
separate species, including the following: Amaranthus cruentus L. This grain ..."
5. The amateur's flower garden: A Handy Guide to the Formation and Management by Shirley Hibberd (1884)
"Amaranthus cruentus, purple red; A. speciosus, deep crimson; A. hypochondriacus,
the Prince's Feather, purplish red. Calliopsis bicolor, yellow and brown; ..."
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