Lion's ear

Lion's ear
Lion's ear Li"on's ear` (l[imac]"[u^]nz [=e]r`) n. (Bot.) A name given in Western South America to certain plants with shaggy tomentose leaves, as species of {Culcitium}, and {Espeletia}. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • lion's-ear — tikroji liūtausė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notrelinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Leonotis leonurus), paplitęs pietų Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Leonotis leonurus angl. lion s ear; wild dagga šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • lion's-ear — noun pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States • Syn: ↑Leonotis nepetaefolia, ↑Leonotis nepetifolia • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Leonotis, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • lion's-tail — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural lion s tails) 1. : lion s ear 1 2. : motherwort 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium).  The human ear, like …   Universalium

  • LION — Called in the Talmud the king of the beasts (Ḥag. 13b), the lion has many Hebrew names: (אַרְיֵה (aryeh) or אֲרִי (ari), and לָבִיא (lavi) fem. לְבִיאָה (levi ah), both of which are used for the lion in general, כְּפִיר (kefir), usually a young… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Nittany Lion — The Nittany Lion mascot at the 2007 season opener University Pennsylvania State University Conference Big Ten …   Wikipedia

  • List of The Lion King characters — Sarabi redirects here. For other uses, see Sarabi (disambiguation). The main characters in the first film. From left to right: Shenzi, Scar, Ed, Banzai, Rafiki, Mufasa, Simba, Sarabi, Zazu, Timon and Pumbaa. Bottom right: Nala and Sarafina. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Sea lion — This article is about the aquatic mammal. For other uses, see Sea lion (disambiguation). Otariids Temporal range: Late Oligocene – Recent California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) …   Wikipedia

  • Congolese Spotted Lion — A Congolese Spotted Lion or more correctly lijagulep is the hybrid of a male lion and female jaguar leopard (a jagulep or lepjag). Several lijaguleps have been bred, but only one appears to have been exhibited as a Congolese Spotted Lion. It was… …   Wikipedia

  • The Lion Has Phones — Infobox Dad s Army episode number episode name=015 The Lion Has Phones script=Jimmy Perry and David Croft director=David Croft producer=David Croft recorded=Sunday 8/6/69 original transmission=Thursday 25/9/69 7.30pm series=Three length=30… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”