Pearlwort

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pearlwort \Pearl"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
     A name given to several species of {Sagina}, low and
     inconspicuous herbs of the Chickweed family.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pearlwort
       n : any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having
           small spherical flowers resembling pearls [syn: {pearlweed},
            {pearl-weed}]