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lamb's ear noun[ C ] uk /ˈlæmz ˌɪər/ us /ˈlæmz ˌɪr/ a garden plant with small purple flowers, grown for its attractive soft silver-green leaves: The bright flowers were complemented with grey-leaved plants such as lamb's ears and artemisias. Woolly lamb's ears are beloved by gardeners for their silver-green leaves and water-conserving nature. Lamb's ears are useful at the front of the border, where they hide bare soil. Every stem, leaf, and flower bract of lamb's ears is thick with fur designed to protect it. Slugs do not like the felty leaf texture on plants like lamb's ears. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Common plants African violet agave aloe aloe vera alpine strawberry dianthus dichondra dieffenbachia dill weed dracaena loganberry maidenhair fern maize mandrake mare's tail sorrel sotol sow thistle Spanish moss spearmint |