"lion's ear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lions' ears [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|lions' ears}} lion's ear (plural lions' ears)
  1. Any of various plants with shaggy tomentose leaves
    species of Culcitium and Espeletia in Western South America
    Categories (lifeform): Lamioideae subfamily plants, Senecioneae tribe plants
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  2. Any of various plants with shaggy tomentose leaves
    Leonurus cardiaca and Leonotis nepetifolia, both native to Africa, but grown widely as herbal remedies.
    Sense id: en-lion's_ear-en-noun-I0qI8sYp

Inflected forms

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