1.
[syn: bear's breech, bear's breeches, sea holly, Acanthus mollis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bear's-breech \Bear's"-breech`\, bear's-breeches
\bear's"-breech`es\, n.
1. (Bot.) The English cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium)
--Dr. Prior.
[1913 Webster]
2. a widely cultivated southern European acanthus (Acanthus
mollis) with whitish purple-veined flowers. See
Acanthus, n., 1.
Syn: bear's breech, bear's-breech, bear's breeches, sea
holly.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Acanthus mollis
n 1: widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish
purple-veined flowers [syn: bear's breech, bear's
breeches, sea holly, Acanthus mollis]