Definitions

1. noun

A genus of annual or biennial plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Asia and Europe, having small white or pinkish flowers.

“The rare species of scleranth was discovered in the mountainous region by the botanists.”

2. adjective

Having a mass of small, rounded, or angular, compact, and usually firm, but sometimes cartilaginous or spongy, bodies, as the scleranth of the skin or the scleranth of the lungs.

“The doctor examined the patient’s scleranth skin after the accident.”