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

• amaranthus cruentus
• amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
• gentleman's-cane
• prince's-feather
• prince's-plume
• purple amaranth
• red amaranth

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

• amaranth