| moehringia | (n) low-growing herbs widely distributed in temperate and Arctic northern hemisphere: sandworts; distinguished from members of the genus Arenaria mainly by having four-petaled rather than five-petaled flowers, Syn. genus Moehringia |
| sandwort | (n) loosely matted plant with moss-like foliage studded with tiny starry four-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe, Syn. Moehringia mucosa |
| sandwort | (n) low-growing herb having clusters of small white four-petaled flowers, Syn. Moehringia lateriflora |