blinks
/blɪŋks/(亦作water blinks)
plural noun
usu. treated as sing.
1- 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。
1.1
- Montia fontana, family Portulacaceae.拉丁名Montia fontana,马齿苋科。
词源
late 17th cent.: from BLINK in the sense 'momentary gleam of light' (referring to the small flowers).