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Definition of Genus 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
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Cerastium
Literary usage of Genus Cerastium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Magazine of Zoology and Botany by Prideaux John Selby, George Johnston, William Jardine (1838)
"I.—On the British Species of the genus Cerastium, being an attempt to elucidate
their distinctive characters. By CHARLES C. BABINGTON, ..."
2. The Chicago Medical Journal and Examiner (1884)
"Genus Vaccaria (Cow-herb). V. vulgaris (Field Soapwort). Medical properties:
Seed—diuretic; plant—galactagogue. genus Cerastium (Mouse-ear, Chickweed). ..."
3. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1898)
"Bx FREDERIC N. WILLIAMS, FLS A MONOGRAPH of the genus Cerastium was published by
Charles Grenier in 1841. In this interesting example of Grenier's ..."
4. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1904)
"... and to stand for what is now called Cer- astium, is wholly suppressed and the
genus Cerastium although of later publication is allowed to stand. ..."
5. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"A number of species of a nearly allied genus, Cerastium, natives of Britain, also
bear the name of C., or MOUSE-EAB C., and the name is occasionally given ..."
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