English Explanatory Dictionary

Jupiter's beard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A common name for various plants:
  2. The red valerian, Centranthus ruber
  3. Aster linosyris, a European plant with yellow flowers.
  4. The silverbush, Anthyllis barba-jovis, a European shrub with silvery leaves.
  5. The common houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum.
  6. A white-edged fungus, Hyphodontia barba-jovis.

Word forms

Jupiter's beard

Etymology

Calque of Latin barba Iovis.

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