Mouse-ear \Mouse"-ear`\, n. (Bot.) (a) The forget-me-not (Myosotis palustris) and other
species of the same genus. (b) A European species of hawkweed (Hieracium
Pilosella).
Mouse-ear chickweed, a name of two common species of
chickweed (Cerastium vulgarium, and C. viscosum).
Mouse-ear cress, a low cruciferous herb (Sisymbrium
Thaliana). All these are low herbs with soft, oval, or
obovate leaves, whence the name.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |