Moehringia

noun

low-growing herbs widely distributed in temperate and Arctic northern hemisphere: sandworts; distinguished from members of the genus Arenaria mainly by having four-petaled rather than five-petaled flowers

• Syn: ↑genus Moehringia

• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllaceae, ↑family Caryophyllaceae, ↑carnation family, ↑pink family

• Member Meronyms: ↑sandwort, ↑Moehringia lateriflora, ↑Moehringia mucosa

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\\mōˈrinjēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from P. H. G. Moehring died 1792 German naturalist + New Latin -ia

: a genus of low herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) growing in the north temperate regions and having opposite entire leaves, small white flowers, and few-seeded capsules — see sandwort