cat's-ear
noun
plural cat's-ears
1
: a European weed (Hypochaeris radicata) now widely naturalized in North America that has yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ear
called also California dandelion, capeweed, gosmore
2
: any of various plants with soft hairy blossoms or leaves (as the cudweed or the hawkweed)
3
West
: a plant of the genus Calochortus
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