smooth cat's ear

noun

Hypochaeris glabra, an annual plant native to Europe with 10–40 cm branched stem, toothed or sinuated and hairy leaves, and bright-yellow but stubby ray florets leading to white pappi densely plumose but at their bases, flowering from June to September in gravelly pastures.

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Meanings

nounsmooth cat's ear (uncountable)

alternative smooth cat's-ear

  1. uncountableHypochaeris glabra, an annual plant native to Europe with 10–40 cm branched stem, toothed or sinuated and hairy leaves, and bright-yellow but stubby ray florets leading to white pappi densely plumose but at their bases, flowering from June to September in gravelly pastures.

Translations

Finnish kaljuhäränsilmä
  • kaljuhäränsilmäHypochaeris glabra
German Kahles Ferkelkraut
  • Kahles FerkelkrautHypochaeris glabra
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Chicago

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