What does "mouse-ear hawkweed" mean?

A plant of species (Pilosella officinarum, syn. Hieracium pilosella) of small hawkweeds native to Eurasia, commonly found on dry grasslands.

Mouse-ear hawkweed

Common synonyms include: hieracium pilocella, hieracium pilosella, pilosella, pilosella officinarum.

noun

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Noun

1
A plant of species (Pilosella officinarum, syn. Hieracium pilosella) of small hawkweeds native to Eurasia, commonly found on dry grasslands.
2
European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium wordnet

Named for the resemblance of its leaves to a mouse's ears.