lamb's ears

American  

noun

1. a hardy Middle Eastern plant, Stachys byzantina, of the mint family, having white, wooly leaves and small, purple flowers in dense whorls.

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lamb's ears British  

noun

1. Also called: lamb's tongue.   lamb's lugs.  (functioning as singular) a perennial herb, Stachys lanata, planted for its foliage, which is covered with white woolly down; the purplish or striped flowers are small

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Example Sentences

But barrel planters filled with tiger lilies, lamb’s ears, petunias and gladioli dotted the sidewalk.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2011

Lush beds of lavender, lamb's ears, lilies, begonias, irises and poppies surround the house.

From Time Magazine Archive