pearlwort, pearlweed, pearl-weed
(noun) any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pearlwort (countable and uncountable, plural pearlworts)
Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls
in genus Sagina,
in genus Colobanthus
Source: Wiktionary
Pearl"wort`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A name given to several species of Sagina, low and inconspicuous herbs of the Chickweed family.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 June 2025
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
