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lamb's ear

lamb's ear is the alternative form of lamb's ears.

Meaning of lamb's ears

Noun

lamb's ears pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lamb, ear.
  2. (plural, plural-only) Stachys byzantina, an ornamental low-growing perennial related to betony with soft, silky hairs on the leaves which give it an attractive silvery-gray color.

Forms of lamb's ear

plurallamb's ears

Questions about lamb's ear

What is lamb's ear the alternative form of?
Lamb's ear is the alternative form of lamb's ears.

Words near lamb's ear in the dictionary

  1. Lamb shift
  2. Lamb shifts
  3. lamb succory
  4. lamb's bread
  5. lamb's cress
  6. lamb's ear
  7. lamb's ears
  8. lamb's fries
  9. lamb's fry
  10. lamb's lettuce
  11. lamb's quarters

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