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Noun: pearlwort  'purl,wurt
  1. Any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls
    "Pearlwort's tiny white flowers look like miniature pearls in the grass";
    - pearlweed, pearl-weed

Derived forms: pearlworts

Type of: ground cover, groundcover

Part of: genus Sagina, Sagina

Encyclopedia: Pearlwort