oriental false leopardbane

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oriental false leopardbane - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  leopardbane \leop"ard*bane\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rd*b[=a]n`), n.
     Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum (as Doronicum acaule
      syn. Arnica acaulis) having alternate often
     clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of
     yellow flower heads. See leopard's bane.
  
     Syn: leopard's-bane, leopard's bane.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  
     false" leop`ard*bane (f[add]ls" l[e^]p`[~e]rd*b[=a]n`), n.
        Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum, such as the
        great false leopardbane (Doronicum pardalianches) of
        North America and the oriental false leopardbane
        (Doronicum orientale syn. Doronicum caucasicum).
        [PJC]