GALL OF THE EARTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gall of the earth mean? 

• GALL OF THE EARTH (noun)
  The noun GALL OF THE EARTH has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: GALL OF THE EARTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GALL OF THE EARTH (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

gall of the earth; lion's foot; Nabalus serpentarius; Prenanthes serpentaria

Hypernyms ("gall of the earth" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("gall of the earth" is a member of...):

genus Nabalus; Nabalus (genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes)