单词 | sagina |
释义 | saginan. A small annual or perennial mat-forming herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Caryophyllaceæ, esp. S. pilifera or S. procumbens, which are sometimes used instead of grass as lawn plants; = pearlwort n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caryophyllaceae (chickweeds and allies) > [noun] > pearlwort pearlwort1650 seal-wort1837 pearl weed1887 sagina1962 1962 R. Page Educ. Gardener iv. 132 A smaller, sunken oval..set out in a chessboard design with squares of stone alternating with squares of sagina. 1972 Country Life 23 Mar. 676/2 During recent years continental exhibitors at flower shows have employed turves cut from prostrate, moss-like sagina, and lawns of this have met with limited success in Germany. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1962 |
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