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BEAR'S EAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bear's ear mean?
• BEAR'S EAR (noun)
The noun BEAR'S EAR has 1 sense:
1. yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
Familiarity information: BEAR'S EAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
auricula; bear's ear; Primula auricula
Hypernyms ("bear's ear" is a kind of...):
primrose; primula (any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads)
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