sandwort meaning

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

sandwort has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

sandwort as a noun

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

    Synonyms: Moehringia mucosa

    Type of: flower

  2. low-growing herb having clusters of small white four-petaled flowers

    Synonyms: Moehringia lateriflora

    Type of: flower

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

    Type of: flower

    Kinds: mountain sandwort, pine-barren sandwort, seabeach sandwort, rock sandwort, thyme-leaved sandwort

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in RT · 8-letter words

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