What is "gosmore"

gosmore \gosmore\ n. (Bot.) A European weed ( Hypochaeris radicata) widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears.

Syn: cat's-ear, cat's ear, California dandelion, capeweed, Hypochaeris radicata.

n. European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears [syn: cat's-ear, California dandelion, capeweed, Hypochaeris radicata]

Gosmore is a hamlet in the parish of St Ippolyts near Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. One interesting feature is Bunyan's Dell, a natural amphitheatre deep inside Wain Wood where the author of The Pilgrim's Progress preached in secret when his faith was persecuted after the Restoration.