“David's”

The following 3 entries include the term David's.

David's-harp

noun

: a Solomon's seal (Polygonatum multiflorum)

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David's squirrel

noun

: a grayish cliff-dwelling ground squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus) occurring in several races in mountainous southern China

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Père David's deer

noun

: a large grayish deer (Elaphurus davidianus) having long slender antlers and probably originating in northern China but known only from domesticated herds

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