Gall of the earth Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
    Nabalus serpentarius; Prenanthes serpentaria; lion's foot.

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  1. (Bot.), an herbaceous composite plant with variously lobed and cleft leaves, usually the Prenanthes serpentaria.

Webster 1913