prince's-feather

Noun (2)

1. annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North AmericaSynonyms: princess featherkiss-me-over-the-garden-gateprince's-plumePolygonum orientaleType of subshrub, suffrutexMember of Polygonum, genus Polygonum
2. 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 cerealSynonyms: gentleman's-caneprince's-plumered amaranthpurple amaranthAmaranthus cruentusAmaranthus hybridus hypochondriacusAmaranthus hybridus erythrostachysType of amaranth