What is "pearlwort"

Pearlwort \Pearl"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to several species of Sagina, low and inconspicuous herbs of the Chickweed family.

n. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus ''Sagina'', that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls.

n. any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls [syn: pearlweed, pearl-weed]

Pearlwort is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

• Sagina
• Colobanthus