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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of polypetalous plants of the order Caryophylleæ, the pink family, and of the tribe Alsineæ.

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  • noun Any herb of the genus Sagina.

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  • noun small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions

Etymologies

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From Latin sagina ("feasting", "nourishment", "corpulence")

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