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BEAR'S BREECH

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Dictionary entry overview: What does bear's breech mean?

• BEAR'S BREECH (noun)
The noun BEAR'S BREECH has 1 sense:

1. widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers

Familiarity information: BEAR'S BREECH used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BEAR'S BREECH (noun)

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Meaning:

Widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Acanthus mollis; bear's breech; bear's breeches; sea holly

Hypernyms ("bear's breech" is a kind of...):

acanthus (any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated)

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