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noun
Any of various plants having parts (such as leaves or spots on leaves, petals, etc.) resembling teardrops; specifically, angel's tears (Soleirolia soleirolii), a plant in the nettle family grown as a green, mossy ground cover.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: mind-your-own-business, mother of thousands
Antonyms: none provided
noun
prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: baby tears, Helxine soleirolia, Soleirolia soleirolii
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: groundcover, ground cover
History
From baby + -’s + tears.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
