bear's ear

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   yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated

   SynonymsauriculaPrimula auricula

   Broaderprimrose

Questions about bear's ear

What does bear's ear mean?

bear's ear means "yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated".

What is another word for bear's ear?

Close synonyms include auricula, Primula auricula. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bear's ear a common word?

bear's ear is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.