Alsine

noun

Al·​si·​ne

alˈsīnē

in some classifications

: a genus (the type of the family Alsinaceae) of herbs that includes the chickweeds and stitchworts and is equivalent to Stellaria or to a combination of Stellaria and Arenaria of other classifications

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, a plant (perhaps chickweed), from Greek alsinē (Parietaria lusitanica)

First Known Use

circa 1584, in the meaning defined above

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