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PEARLWEED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pearlweed mean?
• PEARLWEED (noun)
The noun PEARLWEED has 1 sense:
1. any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls
Familiarity information: PEARLWEED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
pearl-weed; pearlweed; pearlwort
Hypernyms ("pearlweed" 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 ("pearlweed" is a member of...):
genus Sagina; Sagina (small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions)
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