Amaranthus cruentus
n : 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 [syn: {prince's-feather},
{gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume}, {red amaranth}, {purple
amaranth}, {Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus
hybridus erythrostachys}]