STARWORT

stitchwort, greater stitchwort, starwort, Stellaria holostea

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

starwort (plural starworts)

Any of several unrelated plants that have a star-shaped flowers or leaves, but especially members of the genus Stellaria.

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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