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pearl-weed

pearl-weed

9.9
A low-growing plant with small white round flowers like pearls
  • noun
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  • The garden was dotted with clusters of pearl-weed growing between the stones.

Examples

  • The pearl-weed blooms in spring and attracts many insects.

  • Some wild meadows are covered in pearl-weed during early summer, lending a delicate appearance to the ground.

  • Botanists value pearl-weed for its small, pearl-like flowers and mat-forming habit.

  • Look at the lovely pearl-weed flowers!

  • Many gardeners appreciate pearl-weed for its charming white flowers that create a soft carpet in their gardens.

  • In the botanical garden, pearl-weed adds beauty with its small, round flowers that resemble tiny pearls scattered on the ground.

  • During the spring, you can see pearl-weed thriving near the pathways, enhancing the landscape with its delicate floral display.

Synonyms

pearlweed
vspearl-weed
9.9

A low plant with small round flowers that look like pearls

is written with a hyphen as an alternate spelling
pearlwort
vspearl-weed
9.9

A small low plant with tiny round white flowers like pearls

is a descriptive two-part name rather than the traditional single word
Sagina
vspearl-weed
  • Specialized
9.9

A small, low plant with tiny leaves that grows close to the ground in cool, wet places

names the common plants of that genus rather than the genus itself

Surface Forms

pearl-weed singular
pearl-weeds plural

Morphology

pearl-weed = pearl + weed (transparent) = pearl + weed

The compound combines two obvious nouns ('pearl' + 'weed') and the meaning (a low plant with pearl-like flowers) is directly inferable.

Etymology

Pearl-weed is made from pearl and weed. It was named because the plant's tiny white flowers look like little 'pearls' and it grows low and spreads like a 'weed', which explains the modern name.