prince's-feather Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America
   kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate; prince's-plume; Polygonum orientale; princess feather.
   
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
   gentleman's-cane; prince's-plume; Amaranthus cruentus; Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus; Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys; purple amaranth; red amaranth.
   

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