Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,920,375,432 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

baby's tears

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
baby's tears also ba·by-tears (bb-tîrz)
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
An evergreen, mat-forming perennial (Soleirolia soleirolii) native to Corsica and Sardinia, grown as an ornamental for its numerous tiny, roundish leaves.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.baby's tears - prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leavesbaby's tears - prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves
genus Helxine, genus Soleirolia, Helxine, Soleirolia - one species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb
ground cover, groundcover - low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
The baby's mother was out drinking with friends and it was her drunken father who responded to the baby's tears.
Byline: Joshua Siskin The sun-loving equivalent of baby's tears, it grows rampantly and, left unchecked, will take over every bare spot of garden earth within a week or two.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.