sheep plant

noun

: any of several New Zealand plants of the genus Raoulia (such as R. eximia, R. lutescens, and R. mammillaris) with white woolly tufted foliage that when viewed from a distance suggests the form of a sheep

called also vegetable sheep

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“Sheep plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheep%20plant. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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