mouse-ear

mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium vulgatum)

Meaning

Noun

  • A type of small hawkweed native to Eurasia (Pilosella officinarum (species)), commonly found on dry grasslands.
  • A plant of the genus Cerastium (mouse-ear chickweed).
  • A forget-me-not (genus Myosotis).

Origin

  • From Middle English mousere, musere, equivalent to mouse + ear, in reference to the shape of the leaves.

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