Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various plants of the genus Myosurus of the buttercup family, especially M. minimus, having a narrow spike of achenes that resembles a mouse's tail.
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Examples
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'Well, it's a start,' said Ron, holding up a long wriggling mouse-tail and dropping it back into the box Lavender was passing around.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003
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His moustache was shaved down to the very corners of his mouth, only a little mouse-tail sort of arrangement being left on each side, which was twisted upwards and dyed black with infinite skill.
The Poor Plutocrats M��r J��kai 1864
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