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Noun: old man of the mountain
  1. Whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States
    - alpine sunflower, Tetraneuris grandiflora, Hymenoxys grandiflora

Derived forms: old men of the mountain

Type of: wild flower, wildflower

Part of: genus Tetraneuris, Tetraneuris

Encyclopedia: Old man of the mountain