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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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, starwort, Stellaria holostea]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Starwort \Star"wort`\ (st[aum]r"w[^u]rt`), 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. [1913 Webster] Water starwort, an aquatic plant (Callitriche verna) having some resemblance to chickweed. Yellow starwort, a plant of the genus Inula; elecampane. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

starwort n 1: 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, starwort, Stellaria holostea]