lions tail

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Definition of lions tail in English English dictionary

A genus of labiate plants (Leonurus); so called from a fancied resemblance of its flower spikes to the tuft of a lion's tail

Cardiaca is the common motherwort

Related Terms

a tail to lions

better to be last among the best rather than first among the mediocre (from "a tail to lions and not a head to foxes")

Hyphenation

Li·ons tail

Turkish pronunciation

layınz teyl

Pronunciation

/ˈlīənz ˈtāl/ /ˈlaɪənz ˈteɪl/