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pussytoes

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pus⋅sy-toes

[poos-ee-tohz]
–noun, plural -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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puss·y·toes   (pŏŏs'ē-tōz')   
pl.n.   (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
Any of several low-growing perennial plants of the genus Antennaria, having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flower heads.

[From the cluster's resemblance to a cat's paw.]
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