herbe aux ours

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛʁb o.z‿uʁs/

Noun

herbe aux ours f (plural herbes aux ours)

  1. (botany) synonym of yucca filamenteux (Adam's needle and thread) (Yucca filamentosa)

Further reading

  • Gérard Guillot (2015) Guide des fleurs du jardin, Paris: Belin, →ISBN, p. 155. (spelled herbe-aux-ours)