HyperDic: mouse-ear_cress

English > 1 sense of the expression mouse-ear cress:
NOUNplantmouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis thalianaa small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers
English > mouse-ear cress: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described.
SynonymArabidopsis thaliana
Broadercress, cress plantAny of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
Catalanarabidopsis thaliana

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