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Definition of pearlwort in English: pearlwortnoun ˈpəːlwəːtˈpərlwərt A small plant of the pink family, with inconspicuous white flowers, native to north temperate regions. Genus Sagina, family Caryophyllaceae Example sentencesExamples - Even Antarctica's only two species of flowering plants, hairgrass and pearlwort, have changed their positions of dominance: the moss-like pearl-wort appears more adaptable to the warming.
- Only two vascular plants, Antarctic hairgrass and Antarctic pearlwort, have colonized the Maritime Antarctic.
- Detailed studies of the leaf micromorphology in the Antarctic pearlwort were carried out.
Definition of pearlwort in US English: pearlwortnounˈpərlwərt A small plant of the pink family, with inconspicuous white flowers, native to north temperate regions. Genus Sagina, family Caryophyllaceae Example sentencesExamples - Detailed studies of the leaf micromorphology in the Antarctic pearlwort were carried out.
- Only two vascular plants, Antarctic hairgrass and Antarctic pearlwort, have colonized the Maritime Antarctic.
- Even Antarctica's only two species of flowering plants, hairgrass and pearlwort, have changed their positions of dominance: the moss-like pearl-wort appears more adaptable to the warming.
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