MOUSETAIL

Etymology

Noun

mousetail (plural mousetails)

Any plant of the genus Ivesia, in the rose family.

Any plant of the genus Myosurus, in the buttercup family.

Source: Wiktionary


Mouse"tail`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Myosurus), in which the prolonged receptacle is covered with imbricating achenes, and so resembles the tail of a mouse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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