pearl-weed
- noun
:
hierba perla
- The garden was dotted with clusters of pearl-weed growing between the stones.
Examples
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The pearl-weed blooms in spring and attracts many insects.
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Some wild meadows are covered in pearl-weed during early summer, lending a delicate appearance to the ground.
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Botanists value pearl-weed for its small, pearl-like flowers and mat-forming habit.
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Look at the lovely pearl-weed flowers!
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Many gardeners appreciate pearl-weed for its charming white flowers that create a soft carpet in their gardens.
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In the botanical garden, pearl-weed adds beauty with its small, round flowers that resemble tiny pearls scattered on the ground.
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During the spring, you can see pearl-weed thriving near the pathways, enhancing the landscape with its delicate floral display.
Synonyms
A low plant with small round flowers that look like pearls
A small low plant with tiny round white flowers like pearls
A small, low plant with tiny leaves that grows close to the ground in cool, wet places
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.
