MOUSE-EAR CRESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does mouse-ear cress mean? • MOUSE-EAR CRESS (noun)
The noun MOUSE-EAR CRESS has 1 sense:
1. a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described
Familiarity information: MOUSE-EAR CRESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MOUSE-EAR CRESS (noun)
Meaning:
A small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Arabidopsis thaliana; mouse-ear cress
Hypernyms ("mouse-ear cress" is a kind of...):
cress; cress plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste)
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