starwort Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side
greater stitchwort; stitchwort; Stellaria holostea.

WordNet

Star"wort` noun

Definitions

(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.

Webster 1913

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