tassel flower

(noun) tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers. Synonyms: tassel flower, Emilia sagitta.

(noun) tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia. Synonyms: tassel flower, Emilia coccinea, Emilia javanica, Emilia flammea, Cacalia javanica, Cacalia lutea.

(noun) young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal. Synonyms: love-lies-bleeding, velvet flower, tassel flower, Amaranthus caudatus.