pearlweed

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A low plant with small round flowers that look like pearls

noun

: hierba perla

After the rain, the tiny flowers of pearlweed glistened in the sunlight.

Examples

The moist garden beds were dotted with clusters of pearlweed near the stepping stones.
Botanists often study pearlweed for its resilience in damp, sandy soils.
Look at the pearlweed!
The pearlweed blooms beautifully in early summer.
After the rain, the tiny flowers of pearlweed glistened in the sunlight.
The moist garden beds were dotted with clusters of pearlweed near the stepping stones.
Botanists often study pearlweed for its resilience in damp, sandy soils.

Synonyms

pearl-weed

vspearlweed

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A low-growing plant with small white round flowers like pearls

is the identical name but written without a hyphen

pearlwort

vspearlweed

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A small low plant with tiny round white flowers like pearls

is an alternative form using a different ending

Sagina

vspearlweed

Specialized

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

refers to individual plants of that genus rather than the genus

Surface Forms

pearlweed singular

pearlweeds plural

Morphology

pearlweed = pearl + weed (transparent) = pearl + weed

The name combines 'pearl' and 'weed' to describe a small plant with pearl-like flowers; the components directly indicate its appearance.

Etymology

Pearlweed is a simple English compound from pearl ('a small round gem') and weed ('a plant'). The tiny, round flowers look like little pearls, so the name helps you remember a low-growing plant with pearl-like flowers.