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sandwort
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈsænd.wɜːt/ us /ˈsænd.wɝːt/
one of several low plants with small white or pink flowers that grow in soil that is dry and contains a lot of sand:
Mountain sandwort is a tiny but surprisingly robust perennial.
Sandworts are tiny ground cover and rock garden plants.
The endangered marsh sandwort is known to exist in only three places in the country.
The island's vegetation is dominated by marram grass, sandwort, and heath-type plants.
Sandworts are low plants with short opposite leaves and small white flowers in a cluster.
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