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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 pearlsplay

  Familiarity information: PEARLWEED used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PEARLWEED (noun)


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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