HyperDic: sandwort

English > 3 senses of the word sandwort:
NOUNplantsandwort, Moehringia mucosaloosely matted plant with moss-like foliage studded with tiny starry four-petaled white blossoms
plantsandwort, Moehringia laterifloralow-growing herb having clusters of small white four-petaled flowers
plantsandwortlow-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens
English > sandwort: 3 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningLoosely matted plant with moss-like foliage studded with tiny starry four-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe.
SynonymMoehringia mucosa
Member ofMoehringia, genus Moehringialow-growing herbs widely distributed in temperate and Arctic northern hemisphere
BroaderflowerA plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
English > sandwort: 3 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaninglow-growing herb having clusters of small white four-petaled flowers.
SynonymMoehringia lateriflora
Member ofMoehringia, genus Moehringialow-growing herbs widely distributed in temperate and Arctic northern hemisphere
BroaderflowerA plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
English > sandwort: 3 senses > noun 3, plant
Meaninglow-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens.
Member ofArenaria, genus Arenariasandworts / sandworts / sandworts
Narrowermountain sandwort, mountain starwort, mountain daisy, Arenaria groenlandicaboreal or alpine sandwort
pine-barren sandwort, longroot, Arenaria carolinianadeep-rooted perennial of southeastern United States
rock sandwort, Arenaria strictaLow perennial tufted plant of southeastern North America
seabeach sandwort, Arenaria peploidesperennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or terminal flowers
thyme-leaved sandwort, Arenaria serpyllifoliaEurasian annual sprawling plant naturalized throughout North America
BroaderflowerA plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

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