HyperDic: calyptridium_umbellatum

English > 1 sense of the expression Calyptridium umbellatum:
NOUNplantCalyptridium umbellatum, pussy-paw, pussy-paws, pussy's-paw, Spraguea umbellatumpink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet
English > Calyptridium umbellatum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningpink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests / forests of western North America.
Synonymspussy-paw, pussy-paws, pussy's-paw, Spraguea umbellatum
Member ofSpraguea, genus Spragueasmall genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes
Broaderwildflower, wild flowerwild or uncultivated flowering plant

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