prickly chaff flower

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Noun

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prickly chaff flower (plural prickly chaff flowers)

  1. A plant of species Achyranthes aspera within the family Amaranthaceae, native to the Old World, but found throughout the tropics, with medicinal and other uses.
    Synonyms: chaff-flower, devil's horsewhip

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