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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.

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Examples for "prince's-feather"
Examples for "prince's-feather"
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"And prince's-feather," added the lawyer, reminiscently; "that used to be a favourite of mine, I remember, when I was a country lad."
The Deliverance: A Romance of the Virginia Tobacco Fields
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"I trust he found the young gentleman's cane."
Westways: A Village Chronicle