mouse-ear
Meanings
noun
- A type of small hawkweed native to Eurasia (mouse-ear hawkweed, Pilosella officinarum), commonly found on dry grasslands.
- A plant of the genus Cerastium (mouse-eared chickweed).
- A forget-me-not (genus Myosotis).
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Etymology
From Middle English mousere, musere, equivalent to mouse + ear, in reference to the shape of the leaves.
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