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Definition of Celosia argentea
1. Noun. Weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers.
Exact synonyms: Red Fox
Group relationships: Celosia, Genus Celosia
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Celosia, Genus Celosia
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Celosia Argentea
Literary usage of Celosia argentea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lost Crops of Africa: Volume Ii: Vegetables by National Research Council (U. S.), National Academies Press (2006)
"... One bears There arc 60 Celosia species but this chapter refers mainly to
Celosia argentea, the only one widely planted as an ornamental and food crop. ..."
2. An Epitome of the Reports of the Medical Officers to the Chinese Imperial by Sir Charles Alexander Gordon (1884)
"Tora or Celosia argentea, or Thermopsis ... Celosia argentea.—Seeds : ' penetrate
the heart and liver,' and make heat of skin and pruritus to disappear. ..."
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