goatsbeard
goatsbeard Lexical Profile
goatsbeard Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A tall herbaceous plant of the rose family (Aruncus dioicus), native to the Northern Hemisphere, characterized by large, feathery panicles of small white flowers.
"The gardener planted goatsbeard in the shaded corner of the yard to add height and a splash of white to the woodland landscape."
A biennial meadow plant of the daisy family (Tragopogon pratensis), native to Europe and Asia, known for its yellow dandelion-like flowers and large, fluffy seed heads.
"We spotted several yellow blooms of goatsbeard growing wild along the roadside meadow during our morning walk."
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the visual resemblance of the plants' feathery white flower plumes or fluffy seed heads to the tufted chin hair of a goat.
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