deer's–ear
noun
Definition of deer's–ear
deer's–ear
ordeer's–ears
: any of several tall-growing biennial or short-lived perennial herbs (as American columbo) that constitute a genus Frasera of the family Gentianaceae and are widely distributed in North America especially in warm dry upland areas of the Pacific states — compare deer's-tongue
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