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LION'S-EAR

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

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

1. pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United Statesplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


LION'S-EAR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Leonotis nepetaefolia; Leonotis nepetifolia; lion's-ear

Hypernyms ("lion'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 ("lion's-ear" is a member of...):

genus Leonotis; Leonotis (small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa)


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