tassel flower
NounSynonyms:
tassel flowerEmilia sagittaEmilia coccineaEmilia javanicaEmilia flammeaCacalia javanicaCacalia lutealove-lies-bleedingvelvet flowerAmaranthus caudatus
WordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowersSynonyms: tassel flowerEmilia sagitta
- tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus CacaliaSynonyms: tassel flowerEmilia coccineaEmilia javanicaEmilia flammeaCacalia javanicaCacalia lutea
- young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cerealSynonyms: love-lies-bleedingvelvet flowertassel flowerAmaranthus caudatus
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Tassel \Tas"sel\, n. [OE., a fastening of a mantle, OF. tassel a fastening, clasp, F. tasseau a bracket, Fr. L. taxillus a little die, dim. of talus a die of a longish shape, rounded on two sides and marked only on the other four, a knuckle bone.]
1.A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose threads or cords. [1913 Webster]
2.The flower or head of some plants, esp. when pendent. [1913 Webster]
And the maize field grew and ripened, Till it stood in all the splendor Of its garments green and yellow, Of its tassels and its plumage.— Longfellow.[1913 Webster]
3.A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be put between the leaves. [1913 Webster]
4.(Arch.) A piece of board that is laid upon a wall as a sort of plate, to give a level surface to the ends of floor timbers; -- rarely used in the United States. [1913 Webster]
Tassel flower (Bot.), a name of several composite plants of the genus Cineraria, especially the Cineraria sconchifolia, and of the blossoms which they bear. [1913 Webster]