goatsbeard

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• Goatsbeard — or Goat s beard is a common name for two unrelated genera of flowering plants:* Aruncus , in the family Rosaceae. * Tragopogon , in the family Asteraceae, also known as salsify …   Wikipedia

• goatsbeard — [gōts′bird΄] n. 1. a hardy plant (Aruncus dioicus) of the rose family, with spikes of white flowers in clusters 2. any of a genus (Tragopogon) of plants of the composite family, with flower heads and seed heads that resemble large dandelions, as… …   English World dictionary

• goatsbeard — Goat s beard Goat s beard, goatsbeard goatsbeard . (Bot.), A weedy European annual with yellow flowers, of the genus {Tragopogon}; so named from the long silky beard of the seeds. One species is the {salsify} or {oyster plant}; it is naturalized… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• goatsbeard brotula — barzdotoji brotulė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Brotula multibarbata angl. barbed brotula; bearded brotula; goatsbeard brotula; many whiskered brotulid fish; weasel fish rus. бородатая ласка рыба;… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

• goatsbeard — /gohts beard /, n. 1. any of several composite plants of the genus Tragopogon, esp. T. pratensis, having yellow flower heads. 2. a plant, Aruncus dioicus, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and long, slender spikes of small white flowers.… …   Universalium

• goatsbeard — n. flower similar to dandelion; eastern North American plant with white flowers …   English contemporary dictionary

• goatsbeard — noun weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States • Syn: ↑meadow salsify, ↑shepherd s clock, ↑Tragopogon pratensis • Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• false goatsbeard — noun North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white flowers • Syn: ↑Astilbe biternata • Hypernyms: ↑astilbe * * * noun : a plant of the genus Astilbe …   Useful english dictionary

• purple goatsbeard — noun : salsify …   Useful english dictionary

• virginia goatsbeard — noun Usage: usually capitalized V : a small pale green herb (Cynthia virginica) of the family Compositae with yellow flower heads …   Useful english dictionary

• yellow goatsbeard — noun : a European herb (Tragopogon pratensis) that is naturalized as a weed in No. America and that has keeled leaves and yellow heads of flowers that close by noon called also meadow salsify …   Useful english dictionary