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PUSSY-PAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pussy-paw mean?
• PUSSY-PAW (noun)
The noun PUSSY-PAW has 1 sense:
1. pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America
Familiarity information: PUSSY-PAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Calyptridium umbellatum; pussy's-paw; pussy-paw; pussy-paws; Spraguea umbellatum
Hypernyms ("pussy-paw" is a kind of...):
wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)
Holonyms ("pussy-paw" is a member of...):
genus Spraguea; Spraguea (small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes)
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