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English > 1 sense of the expression genus Cerastium:
NOUNplantgenus Cerastium, Cerastiummouse-eared chickweed
English > genus Cerastium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningmouse-eared chickweed.
SynonymCerastium
Member ofCaryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, carnation family, pink familylarge family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
Membersmouse-ear chickweed, mouse eared chickweed, mouse ear, clammy chickweed, chickweedAny of various plants related to the common chickweed
Broadercaryophylloid dicot genusgenus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers