sandwort
1Sandwort — Sand wort , n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Arenaria}, low, tufted herbs (order {Caryophyllace[ae]}.) [1913 Webster] …
2Sandwort — is the common name of several plants, which may be members of the following genera:* Arenaria * Minuartia * Moehringia See also Wort plants …
3sandwort — [sand′wʉrt΄] n. any of a genus (Arenaria) of low, tufted, mat forming plants of the pink family, growing in sandy soil …
4sandwort — smiltinukė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeima. Gvazdikiniai – Caryophyllaceae Juss. atitikmenys: lot. Minuartia angl. alsine; sandwort vok. Hainkraut; Miere; Sandkraut rus. минуарция; мокричник lenk. mokrzyca …
5sandwort — noun Date: 1597 any of a genus (Arenaria) of low tufted herbs of the pink family growing usually in dry sandy regions …
6sandwort — /sand werrt , wawrt /, n. any plant belonging to the genus Arenaria, of the pink family, having narrow leaves and clusters of usually white flowers, many of which grow in sandy soil. [1590 1600; SAND + WORT2] * * * …
7sandwort — noun a low growing plant of the pink family, typically having small white flowers and growing in dry sandy ground. [Arenaria and other genera.] …
8sandwort — sand•wort [[t]ˈsændˌwɜrt, ˌwɔrt[/t]] n. pln any of various plants of the genus Arenaria, pink family, that have clusters of usu. white flowers and often grow in sandy soil • Etymology: 1590–1600 …
9sandwort — /ˈsændwɜt/ (say sandwert) noun any of the plants constituting the genus Arenaria, many of which grow in sandy soil. {sand + wort2} …
10sandwort — n. any low growing plant of the genus Arenaria, usu. bearing small white flowers …
