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LION'S-EAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lion's-ear mean?
• LION'S-EAR (noun)
The noun LION'S-EAR has 1 sense:
1. pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States
Familiarity information: LION'S-EAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Leonotis nepetaefolia; Leonotis nepetifolia; lion's-ear
Hypernyms ("lion's-ear" 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 ("lion's-ear" is a member of...):
genus Leonotis; Leonotis (small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa)
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