"mouse-ear" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmaʊsɪə/ [UK] Forms: mouse-ears [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English mousere, musere, equivalent to mouse + ear, in reference to the shape of the leaves. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mousere}} Middle English mousere, {{m|enm|musere}} musere, {{compound|en|mouse|ear}} mouse + ear Head templates: {{en-noun}} mouse-ear (plural mouse-ears)
  1. A type of small hawkweed native to Eurasia (Pilosella officinarum), commonly found on dry grasslands. Categories (lifeform): Borage family plants, Carnation family plants, Cichorieae tribe plants Translations (Pilosella officinarum): миши уши (miši uši) (Bulgarian), Kleines Habichtskraut [neuter] (German), searbh na muc [masculine] (Irish), clust y llygoden [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-mouse-ear-en-noun-db2L2nBZ Disambiguation of Borage family plants: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Carnation family plants: 27 38 35 Disambiguation of Cichorieae tribe plants: 18 39 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 40 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 39 38 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 34 39 Disambiguation of 'Pilosella officinarum': 100 0 0
  2. A plant of the genus Cerastium (mouse-ear chickweed). Categories (lifeform): Borage family plants, Carnation family plants, Cichorieae tribe plants
    Sense id: en-mouse-ear-en-noun-uEJpgKZS Disambiguation of Borage family plants: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Carnation family plants: 27 38 35 Disambiguation of Cichorieae tribe plants: 18 39 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 40 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 39 38 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 34 39
  3. A forget-me-not (genus Myosotis). Categories (lifeform): Borage family plants, Carnation family plants, Cichorieae tribe plants
    Sense id: en-mouse-ear-en-noun-Gky3A2O1 Disambiguation of Borage family plants: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Carnation family plants: 27 38 35 Disambiguation of Cichorieae tribe plants: 18 39 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 40 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 39 38 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 34 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Arctic mouse-ear Related terms: mouse-eared

Inflected forms

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