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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two plants (Amaranthus hypochondriacus or A. cruentus) having reddish foliage and dense panicles of brownish-red flowers.
- noun A tall plant (Persicaria orientalis) of Asia and Australia, having hairy stems, broadly ovate leaves, and long spikes of pink or rose flowers.
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