capeweed

2 definitions found

capeweed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  capeweed \cape"weed\ n.
     1. a European weed (Hypochaeris radicata) widely
        naturalized in North America, having yellow flower heads
        and leaves resembling a cat's ears.
  
     Syn: cat's-ear, cat's ear, California dandelion, gosmore.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. [Cape, from the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa + weed.] a
        type of low-growing, creeping plant (Arctotheca  calendulaceae
        ), used as a ground cover in warm climates.
        --RHUD
        [PJC]

capeweed - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  capeweed
      n 1: European weed widely naturalized in North America having
           yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears
           [syn: cat's-ear, California dandelion, capeweed,
           gosmore, Hypochaeris radicata]