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baby's-tears

American  
[bey-beez-teerz] / ˈbeɪ bizˌtɪərz /
Or baby-tears

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

PLURAL

baby's-tears

  1. a mosslike plant, Soleirolia (orHelxine ) soleirolii, of the nettle family, native to Corsica and Sardinia, having small, roundish leaves and minute flowers.

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