prince's feather

noun

: a showy widely cultivated annual plant (Amaranthus hypochondriacus or A. cruentus) of the amaranth family having dense usually red spikes of flowers

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First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of prince's feather was in 1668

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“Prince's feather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prince%27s%20feather. Accessed 9 Feb. 2023.

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