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Arabidopsis thaliana

DEFINITIONS OF: Arabidopsis thaliana

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n 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

Synonyms:
mouse-ear cress
Type of:
cress, cress plant
any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
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