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STARWORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does starwort mean? 

STARWORT (noun)
  The noun STARWORT has 1 sense:

1. low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the sideplay

  Familiarity information: STARWORT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STARWORT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

greater stitchwort; starwort; Stellaria holostea; stitchwort

Hypernyms ("starwort" is a kind of...):

chickweed (any of various plants of the genus Stellaria)


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