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CALYPTRIDIUM UMBELLATUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America
Synonyms:
Calyptridium umbellatum; pussy's-paw; pussy-paw; pussy-paws; Spraguea umbellatum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Calyptridium umbellatum" is a kind of...):
wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)
Holonyms ("Calyptridium umbellatum" is a member of...):
genus Spraguea; Spraguea (small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes)