• A composite plant of the genus Prenanthes, of which several species are found in the United States. • The edelweiss.
Li'on's foot` (fot`). (Botany) (a) A composite plant of the genus Prenanthes , of which several species are found in the United States. (b) The edelweiss. 
[n] - common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion`s foot in shape
gall of the earth noun common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion`s foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes...