goatsbeard

1. Any of several Eurasian species of the genus Tragopogon, especially T. pratensis, a weed widely naturalized in eastern North America, having grasslike leaves and yellow, dandelionlike flower heads.
2. A genus (Aruncus) of dioecious plants, native to the north temperate and subarctic zones, having bi- to tri-pinnately compound leaves and a large panicle of small white flowers.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
  Synonyms: meadow salsify, shepherd's clock, Tragopogon pratensis

Goatsbeard or Goat's beard may refer to:

• Aruncus, in the family Rosaceae
• Tragopogon, in the family Asteraceae

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