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Meaning of PEARLWORT

Pronunciation:  'purlwurt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls
 
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 Synonyms: pearlweed
 
 See Also: genus Sagina, ground cover, groundcover, Sagina

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pearl"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A name given to several species of {Sagina}, low and
inconspicuous herbs of the Chickweed family.
 

 

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