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goatsbeard
[ gohts-beerd ]
noun
- any of several composite plants of the genus Tragopogon, especially T. pratensis, having yellow flower heads.
- a plant, Aruncus dioicus, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and long, slender spikes of small white flowers.
goatsbeard
/ ˈɡəʊtsˌbɪəd /
noun
- Also calledJack-go-to-bed-at-noon a Eurasian plant, Tragopogon pratensis, with woolly stems and large heads of yellow rayed flowers surrounded by large green bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)
- an American rosaceous plant, Aruncus sylvester, with long spikes of small white flowers
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Example Sentences
Drooping hemlocks, festooned with goatsbeard lichen, keep the spot in cool, somber gloom even on the hottest midday.
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The name “Goatsbeard” refer to the clusters of stiff hairy fruits.
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The flowers of the Goatsbeard have the curious habit of closing at midday, even when the sun is shining.
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The Goatsbeard or Salsify bears large purple flower-heads with yellow centers at the tips of stiff, straight stems, 2-4 ft. tall.
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