[kats-eer] 
| 1. | Also called gosmore. any of several Old World composite plants of the genus Hypochaeris, having leaves in a rosette at the base and dandelionlike yellow or white flowers, esp. H. radicata, naturalized as a weed in the western U.S. |
| 2. | any western American plant of the genus Calochortus, of the lily family, as C. coeruleus or C. elegans, having white or bluish bell-shaped flowers. |
| cat's-ear | |
noun | |
| 1. | any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears |
| 2. | European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears |