Cerastium (Noun)
Meaning
Mouse-eared chickweed.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The lawns of old cemeteries are often infested with Cerastium, an uninvited and pernicious weed that needs careful eradication.
- Gardeners dislike the Mouse-eared Chickweed, Cerastium, due to its resilient stems that prove challenging to pull up from the roots.
- Despite the undesirable properties, the common Mouse-eared Chickweed, Cerastium, holds considerable edible value.
- Researchers of folk remedies acknowledge Cerastium's contributions in promoting plant pharmacology across regions of varying biodiversity.
- After herbicide applications fail, gardens infected by the rapidly propagating Cerastium weeds sometimes succumb to eventual overtaking by such pest plant populations.