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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several plants in the genera Arenaria, Minuartia, and Moehringia.
2. 2
   low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens wordnet
3. 3
   low-growing herb having clusters of small white four-petaled flowers wordnet
4. 4
   loosely matted plant with moss-like foliage studded with tiny starry four-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

moehringia laterifloramoehringia mucosa

Etymology

From sand + wort.

Related phrases

sea sandwort

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