pussytoes
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puss·y·toes
(po͝os′ē-tōz′)pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
Any of several low-growing perennial plants of the genus Antennaria of the composite family, having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small usually white flower heads.
[From the cluster's resemblance to a cat's paw.]
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pussytoes
(ˈpʊsɪˌtəʊz)n
(Plants) US any of various woolly plants of the genus Antennaria
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| Noun | 1. |  pussytoes - low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowersAntennaria, genus Antennaria - small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles plantain-leaved pussytoes - a variety of pussytoes field pussytoes - a variety of pussytoes solitary pussytoes - a variety of pussytoes mountain everlasting - a variety of cat's foot herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
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