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noun
Any of several species of composite flower in the genus Antennaria, known for their clusters of white fluffy flower heads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cat's foot, cat's feet, Antennaria dioica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: plantain-leaved pussytoes, field pussytoes, solitary pussytoes, mountain everlasting
History
From pussy + toes: named for the way the cluster of flower heads resembles the pads that make up the paw of a cat.
Across languages
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