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Definitions for: Mouse Ear [n] any of various plants related to the common chickweed
[n] small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: chickweed, clammy chickweed, forget-me-not, mouse eared chickweed, mouse-ear chickweed, Myosotis scorpiodes
See Also: Alpine mouse-ear, Arctic mouse-ear, Cerastium, Cerastium alpinum, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium tomentosum, field chickweed, field mouse-ear, genus Cerastium, genus Myosotis, herb, herbaceous plant, love-in-a-mist, Myosotis, snow-in-summer
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