(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
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pos>n. (Bot.) (a) A composite plant of the genus Prenanthes, of which several species are found in the United States. (b) The edelweiss. [ 1913 Webster ]