Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
any of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves;
America, Europe and Asia;
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.
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Water starwort, an aquatic plant (Callitriche verna)
having some resemblance to chickweed.
Yellow starwort, a plant of the genus Inula; elecampane.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Water starwort \Wa"ter star"wort`\
See under Starwort.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
water starwort
n 1: any of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette
of floating leaves; America, Europe and Asia