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BEAR'S BREECH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bear's breech mean?
• BEAR'S BREECH (noun)
The noun BEAR'S BREECH has 1 sense:
1. widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
Familiarity information: BEAR'S BREECH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Acanthus mollis; bear's breech; bear's breeches; sea holly
Hypernyms ("bear's breech" is a kind of...):
acanthus (any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated)
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