hare's-ear

noun

plural hare's-ears

1

: a European annual herb (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves that resemble rabbit ears and small yellowish flowers

2

or less commonly hare's-ear mustard : a glabrous annual herb (Conringia orientalis) having sessile entire leaves with prominent basal lobes

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