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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Starwort  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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  [syn:  {stitchwort},  {greater 
  stitchwort},  {Stellaria  holostea}] 




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