prince's-feather

prince's-feath·er

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Definitions of prince's-feather word

noun prince's-feather a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers. 2
noun prince's-feather a 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. 0

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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