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cerastium
CIDE DICTIONARY
cerastium, n.
a genus of weedy plants of the pink family, comprising the mouse-ear chickweeds. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cerastium, n. any plant of the genus Cerastium, with white flowers and often horn-shaped capsules.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk kerastes horned f. keras horn
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