Pearl-weed (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The moss-like stems of the pearl-weed flowered with an abundance of minute white blooms.
- Pearl-weed is a tiny annual with blooms resembling miniature pearls that makes an ideal groundcover for lawns.
- Visitors walking the forest floor noticed the lush carpet of pearl-weed that covered the area.
- On a closer inspection of the garden plants, he discovered an invading patch of pearl-weed among them.
- This particular variety of pearl-weed seemed well adapted to thrive in dry environments due to its ability to retain moisture.