Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural 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.
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- noun Plural form of
pussytoe .
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- noun low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Young wild grass grew calf high, and violets and pussytoes stood ready to bloom.
Heaven’s Keep William Kent Krueger 2009
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Young wild grass grew calf high, and violets and pussytoes stood ready to bloom.
Heaven’s Keep William Kent Krueger 2009
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Young wild grass grew calf high, and violets and pussytoes stood ready to bloom.
Heaven’s Keep William Kent Krueger 2009
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Things more common in the prairies, like prairie pink, cinquefoil, and pussytoes (also known as everlasting).
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2008
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But summer sojourns could fade into memory and panoramic vistas vanish as alpine asters, rosy pussytoes and purple lupines are crowded out by trees.
The Seattle Times 2008
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