Meanings
nounsandwort (plural sandworts)
plural sandworts
- Any of several plants in the genera Arenaria, Minuartia, and Moehringia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounloosely matted plant with moss-like foliage studded with tiny starry four-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe
Similar
Moehringia mucosa
Broader
nounlow-growing herb having clusters of small white four-petaled flowers
Similar
Moehringia lateriflora
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic رَمْلِيَّة
- رَمْلِيَّة (ramliyya)any of several plants in the genera Arenaria
Bulgarian песъча́рка, мишовка
- песъча́рка (pesăčárka)any of several plants in the genera Arenaria
- мишовка (mišovka)any of several plants in the genera Minuartia
- кутявка (kutjavka)any of several plants in the genera Moehringia
Finnish arho
- arhoany of several plants in the genera Arenaria
German Sandkraut
- Sandkrautany of several plants in the genera Arenaria
Polish piaskowiec
- piaskowiecany of several plants in the genera Arenaria
Portuguese arenária
- arenáriaany of several plants in the genera Arenaria
Russian песча́нка
- песча́нка (pesčánka)any of several plants in the genera Arenaria
Swedish narv
- narvany of several plants in the genera Arenaria
Welsh tywodlys
- tywodlysany of several plants in the genera Arenaria
Cite this entry
APA
sandwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandwort
MLA
“sandwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandwort. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sandwort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandwort.
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