Meanings
nounpearlwort (countable and uncountable, plural pearlworts)
plural pearlworts
- countableuncountableAny of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls
- countableuncountablein genus Sagina,
- countableuncountablein genus Colobanthus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls
Similar
pearlweedpearl-weed
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian мъховка
- мъховка (măhovka)plant of genus Sagina
Dutch vetmuur
- vetmuurplant of genus Sagina
Finnish haarikko
- haarikkoplant of genus Sagina
German Mastkraut
- Mastkrautplant of genus Sagina
Icelandic krækill
- krækillplant of genus Sagina
Polish karmnik
- karmnikplant of genus Sagina
Russian мшанка
- мшанка (mšanka)plant of genus Sagina
Cite this entry
APA
pearlwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearlwort
MLA
“pearlwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearlwort. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pearlwort,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearlwort.
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