ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( plural deer's-ear or deer's-ears )
: any of several tall-growing biennial or short-lived perennial herbs (as American columbo) that constitute a genus Frasera of the family Gentianaceae and are widely distributed in No. America especially in warm dry upland areas of the Pacific states — compare deer's-tongue