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    GENTLEMAN'S-CANE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (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 cerealplay

    Synonyms:

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

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    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("gentleman's-cane" 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)

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