mouse-ear cress

Noun
Synonyms: Arabidopsis thalianamouse-ear cress

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was describedSynonyms: Arabidopsis thalianamouse-ear cress
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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 chickweed (Cerastium vulgarium, and Cerastium viscosum).

Mouse-ear cress, a low cruciferous herb (Sisymbrium Thaliana). All these are low herbs with soft, oval, or obovate leaves, whence the name. [1913 Webster]

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