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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Mouse-ear \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).
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Mouse-ear chickweed, a name of two common species of
        chickweed ({Cerastium vulgarium, and Cerastium
        viscosum).
  
     Mouse-ear cress, a low cruciferous herb ({Sisymbrium
        Thaliana). All these are low herbs with soft, oval, or
        obovate leaves, whence the name.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Mouse-ear \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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  mouse-ear
     n.
     A type of small hawkweed native to Eurasia ((taxlink Pilosella
  officinarum species noshow=1)), commonly found on dry grasslands. (from
  14th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  mouse-ear
     n.
     A type of small hawkweed native to Eurasia ((taxlink Pilosella
  officinarum species noshow=1)), commonly found on dry grasslands. (from
  14th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  mouse-ear
     n.
     A type of small hawkweed native to Eurasia ((taxlink Pilosella
  officinarum species noshow=1)), commonly found on dry grasslands. (from
  14th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  mouse-ear
     n.
     A type of small hawkweed native to Eurasia ((taxlink Pilosella
  officinarum species noshow=1)), commonly found on dry grasslands. (from
  14th c.)

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  mouse-ear //ˈmaʊsɪə// 
  миши уши
  Pilosella officinarum

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

  mouse-ear
     n. 柳叶蒲公英属,鼠耳草属

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