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.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Amaranthus Cruentus

Amanda
Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin
Amanita caesarea
Amanita mappa
Amanita muscaria
Amanita rubescens
Amanita verna
Amapá
Amara
Amarag
Amarakaeri
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus caudatus
Amaranthus cruentus
Amaranthus graecizans
Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Amaranthus spinosus
Amarasi
Amarillo
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis belladonna
Amata
Amaterasu
Amaterasu Omikami
Amati
Amatis

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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