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goatsbeard

[ gohts-beerd ]
/ ˈgoʊtsˌbɪərd /
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noun

any of several composite plants of the genus Tragopogon, especially T. pratensis, having yellow flower heads.
a plant, Aruncus dioicus, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and long, slender spikes of small white flowers.

Nearby words

  1. goatfish,
  2. goatherd,
  3. goatish,
  4. goatishly,
  5. goatpox,
  6. goatskin,
  7. goatsucker,
  8. goaty,
  9. goaves,
  10. gob

Origin of goatsbeard

1570–80; goat + -'s1 + beard
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Examples from the Web for goatsbeard

  • The name “Goatsbeard” refer to the clusters of stiff hairy fruits.

    Flowers of Mountain and Plain|Edith S. Clements

  • The Goatsbeard or Salsify bears large purple flower-heads with yellow centers at the tips of stiff, straight stems, 2-4 ft. tall.

    Flowers of Mountain and Plain|Edith S. Clements

  • The flowers of the Goatsbeard have the curious habit of closing at midday, even when the sun is shining.

    Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. Smith

  • Drooping hemlocks, festooned with goatsbeard lichen, keep the spot in cool, somber gloom even on the hottest midday.

    Glacier National Park [Montana]|United States Dept. of the Interior

British Dictionary definitions for goatsbeard

goatsbeard

goat's-beard

/ (ˈɡəʊtsˌbɪəd) /

noun

Also called: Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon a Eurasian plant, Tragopogon pratensis, with woolly stems and large heads of yellow rayed flowers surrounded by large green bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)
an American rosaceous plant, Aruncus sylvester, with long spikes of small white flowers
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