SINCE 1828
deer's-ear
noun
plural deer's-ear
or deer's-ears
Definition of deer's-ear
: 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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