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    PEARLWORT

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearlsplay

    Synonyms:

    pearl-weed; pearlweed; pearlwort

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("pearlwort" 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 ("pearlwort" is a member of...):

    genus Sagina; Sagina (small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions)

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