clammy chickweed

/ˌklæmi ˌtʃɪkˈwid/
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Definitions of clammy chickweed
  1. noun
    any of various plants related to the common chickweed
    synonyms: chickweed, mouse ear, mouse eared chickweed, mouse-ear chickweed
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    types:
    Cerastium arvense, field chickweed, field mouse-ear
    densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone
    Cerastium tomentosum, love-in-a-mist, snow-in-summer
    chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers
    Alpine mouse-ear, Arctic mouse-ear, Cerastium alpinum
    widespread in the Arctic and on mountains in Europe
    type of:
    herb, herbaceous plant
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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