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capeweed

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cape´weed
n.1.a European weed (Hypochaeris radicata) widely naturalized in North America, having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears.
2.a type of low-growing, creeping plant (Arctotheca calendulaceae), used as a ground cover in warm climates.
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Noun1.capeweed - European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears
California dandelion, gosmore, Hypochaeris radicata, cat's-ear
genus Hypochaeris, genus Hypochoeris, Hypochaeris, Hypochoeris - widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds
weed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
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Many of these plants are still sold by California nurseries and planted by California gardeners, whose back yards serve as springboards for the spread of Cape ivy, capeweed, vinca, broom, iceplant, English ivy, passionflower vine, pampas grass, and acacia.
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