Arenaria

noun

Ar·​e·​nar·​ia

: a genus of widely distributed chiefly low-tufted herbs with sessile leaves (family Caryophyllaceae) see thyme-leaved sandwort

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Latin harenaria, arenaria, feminine of harenarius, arenarius of sand

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