Noun: pearlwort 'purl,wurt
- 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