love-lies-bleeding

American  

[luhv-lahyz-blee-ding] / ˈlʌvˌlaɪzˈbli dɪŋ /

noun

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

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love-lies-bleeding British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of love-lies-bleeding

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 The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets by Various

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.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

In a moment he was gone, past the portulaca and love-lies-bleeding, past Cousin Emma's unlit parlor windows, down the walk between the tiger lilies and peonies, out into the street.

From Wild Wings A Romance of Youth by Piper, Margaret Rebecca

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

From Turn About Eleanor by Cootes, F. Graham

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

From The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)