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Define the word friar\'s-cowl

"friar's-cowl" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

friar's-cowl \friar's-cowl\, friar's-cowls \friar's-cowls\n.
   (Bot.)
   A tuberous perennial (Arisarum vulgare) having a
   cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; -- found in the
   Mediterranean, Canaries, and Azores.

   Syn: friars' cowl, Arisarum vulgare.
        [WordNet 1.5]

"friar's-cowl" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

friar's-cowl
     n : tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or
         violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores
         [syn: Arisarum vulgare]