blinks

blinks |blɪŋks |(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 in salads. ●Montia fontana, family Portulacaceae. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from blink in the sense ‘momentary gleam of light ’ (referring to the small flowers ).

blinks

blinks |blɪŋks |(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 in salads. ●Montia fontana, family Portulacaceae. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from blink in the sense ‘momentary gleam of light ’ (referring to the small flowers ).