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starwort |
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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