1.
[syn: cat's-ear, California dandelion, capeweed, gosmore, Hypochaeris radicata]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
gosmore \gosmore\ n. (Bot.)
A European weed (Hypochaeris radicata) widely naturalized
in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves
resembling a cat's ears.
Syn: cat's-ear, cat's ear, California dandelion, capeweed,
Hypochaeris radicata.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
capeweed \cape"weed\ n.
1. a European weed (Hypochaeris radicata) widely
naturalized in North America, having yellow flower heads
and leaves resembling a cat's ears.
Syn: cat's-ear, cat's ear, California dandelion, gosmore.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. [Cape, from the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa + weed.] a
type of low-growing, creeping plant (Arctotheca
calendulaceae), used as a ground cover in warm climates.
--RHUD
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hypochaeris radicata
n 1: European weed widely naturalized in North America having
yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears
[syn: cat's-ear, California dandelion, capeweed,
gosmore, Hypochaeris radicata]