cat's-ear

noun

plural cat's-ears

1

: a European weed (Hypochaeris radicata) now widely naturalized in North America that has yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ear

called also California dandelion, capeweed, gosmore

2

: any of various plants with soft hairy blossoms or leaves (as the cudweed or the hawkweed)

3

West : a plant of the genus Calochortus

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