PUSSY'S-PAW

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America

Synonyms:

Calyptridium umbellatum; pussy's-paw; pussy-paw; pussy-paws; Spraguea umbellatum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("pussy's-paw" is a kind of...):

wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)

Holonyms ("pussy's-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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