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English noun: sandwort

1. sandwort (plant) loosely matted plant with moss-like foliage studded with tiny starry four-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe


SynonymsMoehringia mucosa


Broader (hypernym)flower


Member meronymgenus Moehringia, Moehringia

2. sandwort (plant) low-growing herb having clusters of small white four-petaled flowers


SynonymsMoehringia lateriflora


Broader (hypernym)flower


Member meronymgenus Moehringia, Moehringia

3. sandwort (plant) low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens


Broader (hypernym)flower


Narrower (hyponym)Arenaria caroliniana, Arenaria groenlandica, Arenaria peploides, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Arenaria stricta, longroot, mountain daisy, mountain sandwort, mountain starwort, pine-barren sandwort, rock sandwort, seabeach sandwort, thyme-leaved sandwort


Member meronymArenaria, genus Arenaria









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