noun
common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Nabalus, ↑genus Nabalus
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noun1. : a plant having leaves so shaped or lobed as to suggest a lion's foot; specifically : a plant of the genus Prenanthes (especially P. serpentaria) — see gall of the earth 1
2. : edelweiss 1
Useful english dictionary. 2012.