gomphrena globosa

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   tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color

   Synonymsglobe amaranthbachelor's button

   Broaderflower

   Part ofGomphrena

Questions about gomphrena globosa

What does gomphrena globosa mean?

gomphrena globosa means "tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color".

What is another word for gomphrena globosa?

Close synonyms include globe amaranth, bachelor's button. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gomphrena globosa a common word?

gomphrena globosa is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.