cat's-ear

1. 1.

   any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears

   Broaderliliaceous plant

   Part ofCalochortus
2. 2.

   European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears

   SynonymsCalifornia dandelioncapeweedgosmoreHypochaeris radicata

   Broaderweed

   Part ofHypochaeris

Questions about cat's-ear

What does cat's-ear mean?

cat's-ear means "any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cat's-ear?

cat's-ear has 3 syllables: cat'-s-e-ar. The stress falls on "cat'".

What is another word for cat's-ear?

Close synonyms include California dandelion, capeweed, gosmore, Hypochaeris radicata. 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 cat's-ear a common word?

cat's-ear is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.