cat's-ear

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kats′ēr′)


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cat's-ear  (kats′ēr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant BiologyAlso called gosmore. any of several Old World composite plants of the genus Hypochaeris, having leaves in a rosette at the base and dandelionlike yellow or white flowers, esp. H. radicata, naturalized as a weed in the western U.S.
  2. Plant Biologyany western American plant of the genus Calochortus, of the lily family, as C. coeruleus or C. elegans, having white or bluish bell-shaped flowers.
  • 1840–50

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