sandwort

[ sand-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun

1. any plant belonging to the genus Arenaria, of the pink family, having narrow leaves and clusters of usually white flowers, many of which grow in sandy soil.

sandwort

/ ˈsændˌwɜːt /

noun

1. any of numerous caryophyllaceous plants of the genus Arenaria, which grow in dense tufts on sandy soil and have white or pink solitary flowers
2. any of various related plants

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandwort¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; sand + wort ²

Example Sentences

The federally endangered Bear Valley sandwort, Ash-gray Indian paintbrush, and southern mountain wild-buckwheat are no match for the cascading impacts of soil disturbances caused by burros on the move.

From Los Angeles Times

Although Ziska was not yet the head chef, he contributed several dishes to the menu, including beet ice cream and skate and sea sandwort with mussel froth.

From The New Yorker

Lead mine spoil heaps often support a rare type of grassland dominated by spring sandwort and sheep's fescue.

From BBC

How wise, too, is the sandwort in its choice of a dwelling-place!

From Project Gutenberg

Among other flowers possessing a similar feature may be noticed the wild succory, creeping mallow, purple sandwort, small bindweed, common nipplewort, and smooth sow-thistle.

From Project Gutenberg