blinks
blinks
(also water blinks)
plural noun
(also water blinks)
plural noun
- [usu. treated as sing.]a small fleshy plant with tiny white flowers, which grows in damp and wet habitats in temperate regions. The leaves are sometimes eaten as salad
水生小鸡草 - Montia fontana, family Portulacaceae
拉丁名Montia fontana，马齿苋科
- late 17th cent.: from blinkin the sense 'momentary gleam of light' (referring to the small flowers)
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