mother-of-thousands
[ muhth-er-uhv-thou-zuhndz ]
Origin of mother-of-thousands
1First recorded in 1850–55
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British Dictionary definitions for mother-of-thousands
mother-of-thousands
noun
a S European perennial creeping plant, Linaria cymbalaria, having small pale blue or lilac flowers
a saxifragaceous plant, Saxifraga sarmentosa or S. stolonifera, having white flowers and creeping red runners
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