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pearlwort

pearlwort noun: any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls.

Noun

pearlwort (countable and uncountable, plural pearlworts)

  1. Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls
  2. in genus Sagina,
  3. in genus Colobanthus

Forms of pearlwort

pluralpearlworts

Origin of pearlwort

From pearl + wort.

Words formed from pearlwort

Questions about pearlwort

What does pearlwort mean?
Pearlwort means any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls.
What part of speech is pearlwort?
Pearlwort is a noun.
What is the plural of pearlwort?
The plural of pearlwort is pearlworts.

Words near pearlwort in the dictionary

  1. pearlstone
  2. pearlstones
  3. pearlware
  4. pearlwares
  5. pearlwise
  6. pearlwort
  7. pearlwort spurrey
  8. pearlworts
  9. pearly
  10. pearly antshrike
  11. pearly antshrikes

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