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Noun: cat's-ear  'kats,eer
  1. Any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears
     
  2. European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears
    - California dandelion, capeweed, gosmore, Hypochaeris radicata

Derived forms: cat's-ears

Type of: liliaceous plant, weed

Part of: Calochortus, genus Calochortus, genus Hypochaeris, genus Hypochoeris, Hypochaeris, Hypochoeris

Encyclopedia: Cat's-ear