ladies-tobacco

[ley-deez-tuh-bak-oh]

la·dies'-to·bac·co

[ley-deez-tuh-bak-oh]
noun, plural la·dies'-to·bac·cos, la·dies'-to·bac·coes.
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pus·sy-toes

[poos-ee-tohz]
noun, plural pus·sy-toes. (used with a singular or plural verb)
any of various woolly composite plants of the genus Antennaria, having small white or grayish flower heads.
Also called ladies-tobacco.


Origin:
1890–95, Americanism
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