GOATSBEARD


Meaning of GOATSBEARD in English

/gohts"beard'/ , n.

1. any of several composite plants of the genus Tragopogon, esp. T. pratensis, having yellow flower heads.

2. a plant, Aruncus dioicus, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and long, slender spikes of small white flowers.

[ 1570-80; GOAT + -'s 1 + BEARD ]

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