noun
- plural of mousetail; small plants of the genus Myosurus with slender, tail-like seed pods resembling a mouse's tail
Usage: botanical term; typically used in plural form
Examples
- The garden was dotted with delicate mousetails growing among the rocks.
- Mousetails are small wildflowers found in moist, disturbed areas.
- The distinctive seed pods of mousetails give the plant its common name.
- Botanists identified several species of mousetails in the meadow survey.