mouse-ear

[ mous-eer ]

noun

1. any of various plants having small, hairy leaves, as the hawkweed, Hieracium pilosella, or the forget-me-not, Myosotis palustris.

mouse-ear

noun

1. short for mouse-ear chickweed See chickweed

Word History and Origins

Origin of mouse-ear¹

First recorded in 1225–75, mouse-ear is from the Middle English word mous-ere. See mouse, ear ¹

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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The Mouse-ear is called Herba clavorum because it prevents the blacksmith from hurting horses when he is shoeing them.

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The Mouse-ear, or Herba clavorum, is reputed to prevent blacksmiths hurting horses when being shod.

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This Greek compound surely means "mouse-ear," and what have these plants to do with the auricular organs of mice?

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At eight o'clock all the colleges awake and the little mouse-ear.

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