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starwort

 
Dictionary: star·wort   (stär'wûrt', -wôrt') pronunciation

n.
Any of various plants having star-shaped flowers or flower heads, as the aster or the stitchwort.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side
  Synonyms: stitchwort, greater stitchwort, Stellaria holostea


 
 
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