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Noun: medusa's head
  1. African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches
    "The medusa's head plant cascaded over the edges of the hanging basket";
    - Euphorbia medusae, Euphorbia caput-medusae
     
  2. Weedy rye grass having long bristling awns
    "Medusa's head is considered an invasive species in many regions";
    - Elymus caput-medusae

Type of: spurge, wild rye

Part of: Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia

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