spraguea | (n) small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes, Syn. genus Spraguea |
pussy-paw | (n) pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America, Syn. Calyptridium umbellatum, pussy's-paw, Spraguea umbellatum, pussy-paws |