love-lies-bleeding

[ luhv-lahyz-blee-ding ]

noun

1. an amaranth, especially Amaranthus caudatus, having spikes of crimson flowers.

love-lies-bleeding

noun

1. any of several amaranthaceous plants of the genus Amaranthus, esp A. caudatus, having drooping spikes of small red flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of love-lies-bleeding¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

The shelf where Genius stands in view Has brier and daffodil and rue And love-lies-bleeding; but not you, Sweetwilliam.

From Project Gutenberg

Feeling better he is about to depart, and has again risen erect, when a thought stays him—a remembrance—“The flower of love-lies-bleeding.”

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Amaranthus, the typical genus, comprises A. caudātus, or love-lies-bleeding, a common plant in gardens, with pendulous racemes of crimson flowers; and A. hypochondriăcus, or prince's feather.

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We know not whence we come, or where Our dim pathway is leading, Whether we tread on lilies fair, Or trample love-lies-bleeding.

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I ain’t seen a proper rose nor a love-lies-bleeding, nor a dahlia.”

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