PEARL-WEED

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Meaning:

Any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls

Synonyms:

pearl-weed; pearlweed; pearlwort

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("pearl-weed" is a kind of...):

ground cover; groundcover (low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow)

Holonyms ("pearl-weed" is a member of...):

genus Sagina; Sagina (small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions)