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    PUSSY-PAWS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North Americaplay

    Synonyms:

    Calyptridium umbellatum; pussy's-paw; pussy-paw; pussy-paws; Spraguea umbellatum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("pussy-paws" is a kind of...):

    wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)

    Holonyms ("pussy-paws" is a member of...):

    genus Spraguea; Spraguea (small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes)

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