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sandwort
[ sand-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈsændˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /
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noun
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.
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How to use sandwort in a sentence
Here a few grass-blades, there a tiny plant of Sandwort, possibly a Rock Bedstraw, begin to root themselves in the moss.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott ElliotPistil of a Sandwort, with vertical and transverse section of the ovary: free central placenta.
The Elements of Botany|Asa GrayPerhaps the commonest of all is the sea-spurry sandwort, which hangs its little blossoms in trailing tufts from the cliff-sides.
How wise, too, is the sandwort in its choice of a dwelling-place!
The Foot-path Way|Bradford Torrey
British Dictionary definitions for sandwort
sandwort
/ (ˈsændˌwɜːt) /
noun
any of numerous caryophyllaceous plants of the genus Arenaria, which grow in dense tufts on sandy soil and have white or pink solitary flowers
any of various related plants
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