HyperDic: pussy-paw

English > 1 sense of the word pussy-paw:
NOUNplantpussy-paw, pussy-paws, pussy's-paw, Spraguea umbellatum, Calyptridium umbellatumpink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet
English > pussy-paw: 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-paws, pussy's-paw, Spraguea umbellatum, Calyptridium 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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