globe amaranth

n. An annual plant (Gomphrena globosa) native to the American tropics, cultivated for its cloverlike flowerheads of colorful bracts with numerous small flowers.

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globe amaranth - tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing colorGomphrena globosa, bachelor's buttonflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossomsgenus Gomphrena, Gomphrena - genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia

globe amaranth

globe amaranth:

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[Gr.,=unfading], common name for the Amaranthaceae (also commonly known as the pigweed family), a family of herbs, trees, and vines of warm regions, especially in the Americas and Africa.
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globe amaranth

flower of immortality. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 172]See: Immortality

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globe amaranth

noun

Synonyms for globe amaranth

noun tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color

Synonyms

Gomphrena globosa
bachelor's button

Related Words

flower
genus Gomphrena
Gomphrena

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