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mouse-ear hawkweed

mouse-ear hawkweed noun: a plant of species (Pilosella officinarum, syn. Hieracium pilosella) of small hawkweeds native to Eurasia, commonly found on dry grasslands.

mouse-ear hawkweed: a plant of species (Pilosella officinarum, syn. Hieracium pilosella) of small hawkweeds native to...
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Noun

mouse-ear hawkweed (plural mouse-ear hawkweeds)

  1. A plant of species (Pilosella officinarum, syn. Hieracium pilosella) of small hawkweeds native to Eurasia, commonly found on dry grasslands.
    Synonyms:
    mouse-ear

Synonyms of mouse-ear hawkweed

Forms of mouse-ear hawkweed

pluralmouse-ear hawkweeds

Origin of mouse-ear hawkweed

Named for the resemblance of its leaves to a mouse's ears.

Questions about mouse-ear hawkweed

What does mouse-ear hawkweed mean?
Mouse-ear hawkweed means a plant of species (Pilosella officinarum, syn. Hieracium pilosella) of small hawkweeds native to Eurasia, commonly found on dry grasslands.
What part of speech is mouse-ear hawkweed?
Mouse-ear hawkweed is a noun.
What is the plural of mouse-ear hawkweed?
The plural of mouse-ear hawkweed is mouse-ear hawkweeds.

Words near mouse-ear hawkweed in the dictionary

  1. mouse-colored antshrike
  2. mouse-colored antshrikes
  3. mouse-deer
  4. mouse-deers
  5. mouse-ear
  6. mouse-ear hawkweed
  7. mouse-eared
  8. mouse-eared bat
  9. mouse-eared bats
  10. mouse-eared chickweed
  11. mouse-ears

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