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noun
Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
in genus Sagina,
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
in genus Colobanthus
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pearlweed, pearl-weed
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Broader terms: groundcover, ground cover
History
From pearl + wort.
Across languages
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