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mouse-ears

mouse-ears is the plural of mouse-ear.

Meaning of mouse-ear

Noun

mouse-ear (plural mouse-ears)

  1. A type of small hawkweed native to Eurasia (mouse-ear hawkweed, Pilosella officinarum), commonly found on dry grasslands.
    • Mouse-ear is a low herb creeping upon the ground by small strings like the Strawberry plant, whereby it shoots forth small roots […]1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 195
  2. A plant of the genus Cerastium (mouse-eared chickweed).
  3. A forget-me-not (genus Myosotis).

Phrases with mouse-ears

Questions about mouse-ears

What is mouse-ears the plural of?
Mouse-ears is the plural of mouse-ear.

Words near mouse-ears in the dictionary

  1. mouse-ear hawkweed
  2. mouse-eared
  3. mouse-eared bat
  4. mouse-eared bats
  5. mouse-eared chickweed
  6. mouse-ears
  7. mouse-goat
  8. mouse-goats
  9. mouse-hearted
  10. mouse-hole
  11. mouse-holes

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