Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
kitten-tails is a noun meaning "a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers". It carries one recorded sense.
a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for kitten-tails come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.