lion's ear

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lion's ear - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lion's ear \Li"on's ear`\ (l[imac]"[u^]nz [=e]r`) n. (Bot.)
     A name given in Western South America to certain plants with
     shaggy tomentose leaves, as species of Culcitium, and
     Espeletia.
     [1913 Webster]