lion's foot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
    gall of the earth; Nabalus serpentarius; Prenanthes serpentaria.

WordNet


Li"on's foot`
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) (a) A composite plant of the genus Prenanthes, of which several species are found in the United States. (b) The edelweiss.

Webster 1913