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Definition 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.
Exact synonyms: Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, Polygonum Orientale, Prince's-plume, Princess Feather
Group relationships: Genus Polygonum, Polygonum
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex
Group relationships: Genus Polygonum, Polygonum
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex
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.
Exact synonyms: Amaranthus Cruentus, Amaranthus Hybridus Erythrostachys, Amaranthus Hybridus Hypochondriacus, Gentleman's-cane, Prince's-plume, Purple Amaranth, Red Amaranth
Generic synonyms: Amaranth
Generic synonyms: Amaranth