pussy-paws n pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America n pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America Synonym(s) pussy-paw pussy's-paw Spraguea umbellatum Calyptridium umbellatum