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bear's-breeches

Bear's-breech \Bear's"-breech`\, bear's-breeches \bear's"-breech`es\, n.

  1. (Bot.) The English cow parsnip ( Heracleum sphondylium)
    --Dr. Prior.

  2. a widely cultivated southern European acanthus ( Acanthus mollis) with whitish purple-veined flowers. See Acanthus, n., 1.

    Syn: bear's breech, bear's-breech, bear's breeches, sea holly.