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

[From the cluster's resemblance to a cat's paw.]

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Examples

  • Young wild grass grew calf high, and violets and pussytoes stood ready to bloom.

    Heaven’s Keep William Kent Krueger 2009

  • Young wild grass grew calf high, and violets and pussytoes stood ready to bloom.

    Heaven’s Keep William Kent Krueger 2009

  • Young wild grass grew calf high, and violets and pussytoes stood ready to bloom.

    Heaven’s Keep William Kent Krueger 2009

  • Things more common in the prairies, like prairie pink, cinquefoil, and pussytoes (also known as everlasting).

    grouse Diary Entry grouse 2008

  • 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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