HyperDic: old_man_of_the_mountain

English > 1 sense of the expression old man of the mountain:
NOUNplantold man of the mountain, alpine sunflower, Tetraneuris grandiflora, Hymenoxys grandiflorawhitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head
English > old man of the mountain: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningwhitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions / regions north central United States.
Synonymsalpine sunflower, Tetraneuris grandiflora, Hymenoxys grandiflora
Member ofTetraneuris, genus Tetraneurisgenus of hairy yellow-flowered plants of the western United States
Broaderwildflower, wild flowerwild or uncultivated flowering plant

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