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Definition: Cerastium

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Mouse-eared chickweed.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Cerastium" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Common Expressions: Cerastium

Expressions Definition
Cerastium alpinum Widespread in the Arctic and on mountains in Europe. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Cerastium arvense Densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Cerastium tomentosum Chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Cerastium Mouse-eared chickweed. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Cerastium

Cerastium

Cerastium
Cerastium arvense
Cerastium arvense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Cerastium
L.
Species

Cerastium arcticum
Cerastium arvense
Cerastium biebersteinii
Cerastium fontanum
Cerastium glomeratum
Cerastium nigrescens
Cerastium tomentosum
et al.

Cerastium (Mouse-ear chickweed) is a genus of plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae.

Cerastium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora chalcogrammella (which feeds exclusively on Cerastium arvense) and Coleophora striatipennella (which has been recorded on Cerastium fontanum).

External links

Cerastium arvense
Cerastium arvense

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Topics by Level of Interest: Cerastium

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Cerastium 14     Cerastium 14
Cerastium arcticum 6     Cerastium arcticum 6
Cerastium biebersteinii 5     Cerastium arvense 4
Cerastium sventenii 5     Cerastium biebersteinii 5
Cerastium tomentosum 5     Cerastium glomeratum 4
Cerastium glomeratum 4     Cerastium sventenii 5
Cerastium arvense 4     Cerastium tomentosum 5

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonym: Cerastium
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

Expression

 genus Cerastium.
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Translations: Cerastium

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Français céraiste (Cerastium). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Cerastium. (volunteer & more translations)
French céraiste (Cerastium). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Cerastium. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Cerastium

Language Translations for “Cerastium” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin Erastiumcay (Cerastium). Additional references: Pig Latin, Cerastium. (volunteer)
Terran B ceraiste (Cerastium). Additional references: Terran B, Cerastium. (volunteer)
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