BEAR'S BREECHES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers

Synonyms:

Acanthus mollis; bear's breech; bear's breeches; sea holly

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bear's breeches" is a kind of...):

acanthus (any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated)

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