“bear's”

The following 12 entries include the term bear's.

bear's-bed

noun

: the soft cushionlike tuft or mat of certain mosses (such as Polytrichum commune)

bear's-breech

noun

: either of two prickly European herbs (Acanthus mollis and A. spinosus) having rough-pubescent leaves

bear's-bush

variant of bear bush

bear's-ear

noun

bear's-foot

noun

: a hellebore (Helleborus foetidus) with digitate leaves, an acrid taste, an offensive odor, and irritant qualities when taken internally

bear's-grape

noun

bear's grease

noun

: the rendered fat of the bear

bear's-head

noun

: an edible fungus (Hydnum caput-medusae) growing on trees in irregular masses

bear's-paw

noun

: the shell of a large East Indian clam (Hippopus hippopus)

bear's-weed

noun

: yerba santa

Cretan bear's-tail

noun

: a tall European herb (Celsia arcturus) with elongate clusters of long-stalked flowers

yellow bear's-foot

noun

: a leafcup (Polymnia uvedalia)


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