English Explanatory Dictionary

fox-and-cubs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Orange hawkweed; a multi-headed wildflower of species Pilosella aurantiaca, in the family Asteraceae, native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe.

Word forms

fox-and-cubs

Etymology

From the appearance of orange flowers (the fox) adjacent to flower buds (the cubs).

Synonyms

devil's paintbrush grim-the-collier

Derived words

glaucous fox-and-cubs Pilosella lactucella yellow fox-and-cubs Pilosella caespitosa

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