Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts
- noun plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Perhaps so called because its large, often reddish-tinged leaves were thought to resemble a slice of raw beef .]
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