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Arabidopsis thaliana

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Noun1.Arabidopsis thaliana - a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described
mouse-ear cress
cress, cress plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste


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