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Definition of Cerastium
1. Noun. Mouse-eared chickweed.
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Carnation Family, Caryophyllaceae, Family Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family
Member holonyms: Chickweed, Clammy Chickweed, Mouse Ear, Mouse Eared Chickweed, Mouse-ear Chickweed
Definition of Cerastium
1. Noun. Any of several plants, of the genus ''Cerastium'', such as mouse-eared chickweed ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cerastium
Literary usage of Cerastium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"Often a troublesome weed. Occcurs also in the Southern and Western States, and
is native in northern Asia. Mouse-ear. May-Sept. 4. cerastium ..."
2. New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular Plants) by John Merle Coulter, Aven Nelson (1909)
"cerastium L. CHICKWEED Mostly low pubescent or hirsute herbs with white flowers in
... Not infrequent in our range, and eastward and westward. 1. cerastium ..."
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