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mouse-ear cress

 

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Noun mouse-ear cress has 1 sense
  1. Arabidopsis thaliana, mouse-ear cress - a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described
    --1 is a kind of cress, cress plant

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Mouse-Ear Cress

Noun: Mouse-Ear Cress refers to a small flowering plant that belongs to the Arabidopsis genus within the Brassicaceae family. It is scientifically known as Arabidopsis thaliana and is often used as a model organism in biological research due to its short life cycle and small genome size.

Sample Sentence: Mouse-Ear Cress is extensively studied in the field of genetics and molecular biology due to its ability to provide insights into various biological processes.

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Noun: Mouse-Ear Cress can also refer to a common weed found in many parts of the world, often considered invasive. It has round, hairy leaves that resemble the ears of a mouse.

Sample Sentence: The garden was overrun with mouse-ear cress, which had spread rapidly due to its ability to thrive in various soil conditions.

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