pearlwort

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pearlwort
    n 1: any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina
         having small spherical flowers resembling pearls [syn:
         {pearlwort}, {pearlweed}, {pearl-weed}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pearlwort \Pearl"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   A name given to several species of {Sagina}, low and
   inconspicuous herbs of the Chickweed family.
   [1913 Webster]

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