(n) common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes, Syn. gall of the earth, Nabalus serpentarius, Prenanthes serpentaria
(n) herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes, Syn. cankerweed, Prenanthes alba, Nabalus alba