prickly chaff flower

noun

Any member of the species Achyranthes aspera of family Amaranthaceae, native to the Old World, but found throughout the tropics, with medicinal and other uses.

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chaff-flowerdevil's horsewhip
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Meanings

nounprickly chaff flower (plural prickly chaff flowers)

plural prickly chaff flowers

  1. Any member of the species Achyranthes aspera of family Amaranthaceae, native to the Old World, but found throughout the tropics, with medicinal and other uses.

    Synonyms: chaff-flower, devil's horsewhip

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the species Achyranthes aspera of family Amaranthaceae, native to the Old World, but found throughout the tropics, with medicinal and other uses.

Similar
chaff-flowerdevil's horsewhip
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prickly chaff flower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prickly%20chaff%20flower

MLA

“prickly chaff flower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prickly%20chaff%20flower. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prickly chaff flower,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prickly%20chaff%20flower.

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