PEARLWORT

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


Etymology

Noun

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



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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