AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus mean? 

• AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS (noun)
  The noun AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Amaranthus cruentus; Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys; Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus; gentleman's-cane; prince's-feather; prince's-plume; purple amaranth; red amaranth

Hypernyms ("Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus" is a kind of...):

amaranth (any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food)