LION'S-EAR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States

Synonyms:

Leonotis nepetaefolia; Leonotis nepetifolia; lion's-ear

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Nouns denoting plants

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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