'capeweed' definitions:
Definition of 'capeweed'
(from WordNet)
noun
European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears [syn: cat's-ear, California dandelion, capeweed, gosmore, Hypochaeris radicata]
Definition of 'capeweed'
From: GCIDE
- capeweed \cape"weed\ n.
- 1. a European weed (Hypochaeris radicata) widely naturalized in North America, having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears.
- Syn: cat's-ear, cat's ear, California dandelion, gosmore. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. [Cape, from the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa + weed.] a type of low-growing, creeping plant ({Arctotheca calendulaceae}), used as a ground cover in warm climates. --RHUD [PJC]