- mouse-ear chickweed
- noun Date: 1731 any of several hairy chickweeds (genus Cerastium and especially C. fontanum)
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Mouse-ear chickweed — Mouse ear Mouse ear , n. (Bot.) (a) The forget me not ({Myosotis palustris}) and other species of the same genus. (b) A European species of hawkweed ({Hieracium Pilosella}). [1913 Webster] {Mouse ear chickweed}, a name of two common species of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mouse-ear chickweed — noun any of various plants related to the common chickweed • Syn: ↑mouse eared chickweed, ↑mouse ear, ↑clammy chickweed, ↑chickweed • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hypon … Useful english dictionary
mouse-ear chickweed — glažutė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gvazdikinių (Caryophyllaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Cerastium). atitikmenys: lot. Cerastium angl. cerastium; mouse ear chickweed vok. Hornkraut rus. ясколка lenk. kościeniec; rogownica … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
mouse eared chickweed — noun any of various plants related to the common chickweed • Syn: ↑mouse ear chickweed, ↑mouse ear, ↑clammy chickweed, ↑chickweed • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
mouse-eared chickweed — noun see mouse ear chickweed … Useful english dictionary
mouse-ear chickweed — any of several weedy plants belonging to the genus Cerastium, of the pink family, as C. vulgatum, having small, hairy leaves and tiny, white flowers. [1725 35] * * * … Universalium
Mouse-ear — n. (Bot.) (a) The forget me not ({Myosotis palustris}) and other species of the same genus. (b) A European species of hawkweed ({Hieracium Pilosella}). [1913 Webster] {Mouse ear chickweed}, a name of two common species of chickweed ({Cerastium v … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mouse-ear cress — Mouse ear Mouse ear , n. (Bot.) (a) The forget me not ({Myosotis palustris}) and other species of the same genus. (b) A European species of hawkweed ({Hieracium Pilosella}). [1913 Webster] {Mouse ear chickweed}, a name of two common species of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mouse ear — noun 1. any of various plants related to the common chickweed • Syn: ↑mouse ear chickweed, ↑mouse eared chickweed, ↑clammy chickweed, ↑chickweed • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant … Useful english dictionary
mouse-ear — /ˈmaʊs ɪə/ (say mows ear) noun any of various plants with small hairy leaves, as mouse ear chickweed, Cerastium glomeratum …
