Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prince's feather n
  1. an amaranthaceous garden plant, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, with spikes of bristly brownish-red flowers
  2. a tall tropical polygonaceous plant, Polygonum orientale, with hanging spikes of pink flowers
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
prince's-feath•er  (prinsiz fethər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
  2. Plant Biologya hairy, much-branched, plant, Polygonum orientale, of the buckwheat family, native to Asia and Australia, having pink or rose-colored flower spikes, naturalized in North America.
  • 1620–30

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