Pussytoes (Noun)
Meaning
Low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The trail through the alpine meadow was dotted with delicate patches of pussytoes, their tiny white flowers swaying gently in the breeze.
- Pussytoes, also known as Antennaria, were found growing abundantly on the dry rocky slopes of the mountain range.
- After conducting research on low-growing herbs, she determined that pussytoes would thrive best in her garden's full-sun dry areas.
- Her fingers gently parted the fuzz of the pussytoes leaves, revealing the hidden cluster of self-pollinating flowers.
- The botanist explained that pussytoes were quite resilient and could tolerate temperatures well below freezing due to their protective whitish down.