English noun: gentleman's-cane | |||
1. | gentleman's-cane (plant) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, prince's-feather, prince's-plume, purple amaranth, red amaranth | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amaranth | ||