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Starwort

Starwort Meaning & Definition
Starwort Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Starwort?

[n] low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side

Synonyms | Synonyms for Starwort: greater stitchwort | Stellaria holostea | stitchwort

Related Terms | Find terms related to Starwort:

See Also | chickweed

Starwort In Webster's Dictionary

\Star"wort`\, n. (Bot.) (a) Any plant of the genus {Aster}. See {Aster}. (b) A small plant of the genus {Stellaria}, having star-shaped flowers; star flower; chickweed. --Gray. {Water starwort}, an aquatic plant ({Callitriche verna}) having some resemblance to chickweed. {Yellow starwort}, a plant of the genus {Inula}; elecampane.

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