Alsine
noun
Al·si·ne
alˈsīnē
in some classifications
: a genus (the type of the family Alsinaceae) of herbs that includes the chickweeds and stitchworts and is equivalent to Stellaria or to a combination of Stellaria and Arenaria of other classifications
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, a plant (perhaps chickweed), from Greek alsinē (Parietaria lusitanica)
First Known Use
circa 1584, in the meaning defined above