1. a small flowering plant of the pink family that typically grows in sandy or rocky soil
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The mountain sandwort bloomed among the rocky crevices.
• Sea sandwort is commonly found along coastal dunes.
• The botanist identified several species of sandwort in the alpine meadow.
• Thyme-leaved sandwort produces tiny white flowers in summer.
• The sandy soil provided ideal conditions for the sandwort to thrive.
• Arctic sandwort has adapted to harsh northern climates.