| prince's-feather | (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. Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, gentleman's-cane, red amaranth, prince's-plume, purple amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus |