DEER'S-EAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deer's-ear mean? 

• DEER'S-EAR (noun)
  The noun DEER'S-EAR has 1 sense:

1. any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington

  Familiarity information: DEER'S-EAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEER'S-EAR (noun)

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Meaning:

Any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

American columbo; American gentian; columbo; deer's-ear; deer's-ears; pyramid plant

Hypernyms ("deer's-ear" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("deer's-ear" is a member of...):

Frasera; genus Frasera (genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia)