- blinks
- blinks links (bl[i^][ng]ks), n.
a typ of small Indian lettuce ({Montia lamprosperma}) of
northern regions.
Syn: blinking chickweed, water chickweed. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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