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witches' hair

witches' hair is the alternative form of witch's hair.

Meaning of witch's hair

Noun

witch's hair

  1. Any of various fruticose or hair-like lichens, especially in the genus Alectoria (e.g. Alectoria sarmentosa) or sometimes Usnea or Gowardia (e.g. Gowardia nigricans).
    • ... held his clump of witch's hair up to his arm pit. "Hey, look I'm growing arm pit hair!" The boys laughed. Jared grabbed some and pulled it over his lip and announced, "I've got a mustache!" The other boys pulled clumps of witch's hair off of nearby bushes[…]2011 November 29, Randel McGirr, Campfire Songs, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 214
  2. A seaweed, Desmarestia aculeata.
  3. Dodder, any of various plants of the genus Cuscuta.

Questions about witches' hair

What is witches' hair the alternative form of?
Witches' hair is the alternative form of witch's hair.

Words near witches' hair in the dictionary

  1. witches' broom
  2. witches' brooms
  3. witches' butter
  4. witches' butters
  5. witches' cauldron
  6. witches' hair
  7. witches' hats
  8. witches' knickers
  9. witches' ladder
  10. witches' ladders
  11. witches' milk

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