tassel flower

n 1: tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small

tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers [syn: {Emilia

sagitta}]

2: tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower

heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {Emilia

coccinea}, {Emilia javanica}, {Emilia flammea}, {Cacalia

javanica}, {Cacalia lutea}]

3: young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as

cereal [syn: {love-lies-bleeding}, {velvet flower}, {Amaranthus

caudatus}]