devil's-grandmother

devil's-grandmother
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun (plural devil's-grandmothers)
: a woolly herb (Elephantopus tomentosus) with bluish flowers — called also elephant's-foot, tobaccoweed

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