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    LION'S-EAR

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    Leonotis nepetaefolia; Leonotis nepetifolia; lion's-ear

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("lion's-ear" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Holonyms ("lion's-ear" is a member of...):

    genus Leonotis; Leonotis (small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa)

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