mouse-ear chickweed

noun

1. any of several weedy plants belonging to the genus Cerastium, of the pink family, as C. vulgatum, having small, hairy leaves and tiny, white flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mouse-ear chickweed¹

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

It feeds from September to May on mouse-ear chickweed, bedstraw, plantain, and other low-growing plants growing on sandy soils.

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