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starwort

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star·wort  (stärwûrt, -wôrt)
n.
Any of various plants having star-shaped flowers or flower heads, as the aster or the stitchwort.
starwort [ˈstɑːˌwɜːt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several plants with star-shaped flowers, esp the stitchwort
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
water starwort any of several aquatic plants of the genus Callitriche, having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves: family Callitrichaceae
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Noun1.starwortstarwort - 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, Stellaria holostea, stitchwort
chickweed - any of various plants of the genus Stellaria


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