fox-and-cubs en · NOUN
Etymology
From the appearance of orange flowers (the fox) adjacent to flower buds (the cubs).
Meanings
- Orange hawkweed; a multi-headed wildflower of species Pilosella aurantiaca, in the family Asteraceae, native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe.
Deriveds
yellow fox-and-cubs · Pilosella caespitosa · Pilosella lactucella · glaucous fox-and-cubs
Synonyms
grim-the-collier (orange hawkweed) · devil's paintbrush (orange hawkweed)