sagina
(səˈdʒaɪnə)
[a. L. sagīna (fatness, adopted as a generic name by Linnæus (Systema Naturæ (1735)).]
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.
| 1962 R. Page Educ. of 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. |