Mousetail

Mousetail

The word mousetail is used as a common name for species of striped cocks and/or slongs


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  • Mousetail — Mouse tail , n. (Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants ({Myosurus}), in which the prolonged receptacle is covered with imbricating achenes, and so resembles the tail of a mouse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mousetail — [mous′tāl΄] n. any of a genus (Myosurus) of small plants of the buttercup family, with a slender gynoecium resembling the tail of a mouse * * * ▪ plant  any of about 15 species of small, annual, herbaceous (nonwoody) plants constituting the genus …   Universalium

  • mousetail — [mous′tāl΄] n. any of a genus (Myosurus) of small plants of the buttercup family, with a slender gynoecium resembling the tail of a mouse …   English World dictionary

  • Mousetail Landing State Park — Type Tennessee State Park Location Linden, TN Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • mousetail — /ˈmaʊsteɪl/ (say mowstayl) noun any plant of the genus Myosurus, especially M. minimus, the flowers of which have a tail like torus …  

  • mousetail — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a plant of the genus Myosurus; especially : a plant (M. minimus) with a flower whose receptacle looks like a tail 2. : any of various plants with an inflorescence resembling a tail …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ivesia — Taxobox name = Ivesia image width = 270px image caption = Ivesia sericoleuca regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Rosaceae subfamilia = Rosoideae genus = Ivesia genus authority = Torr. Gray… …   Wikipedia

  • Myosurus — minimus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • List of Canadian plants by family R — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Radulaceae * Radula auriculata * Radula complanata * Radula obconica * Radula obtusiloba * Radula… …   Wikipedia

  • Ivesia santolinoides — Taxobox name = Ivesia santolinoides image width = 270px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Rosaceae subfamilia = Rosoideae genus = Ivesia species = I. santolinoides binomial = Ivesia… …   Wikipedia

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