English > chickweed: 2 senses > noun 2, plantMeaning | Any of various plants related to the common chickweed. |
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Synonyms | mouse-ear chickweed, mouse eared chickweed, mouse ear, clammy chickweed |
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Member of | Cerastium, genus Cerastium | mouse-eared chickweed |
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Narrower | Alpine mouse-ear, Arctic mouse-ear, Cerastium alpinum | widespread in the Arctic and on mountains in Europe |
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field chickweed, field mouse-ear, Cerastium arvense | densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone |
snow-in-summer, love-in-a-mist, Cerastium tomentosum | chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
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