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starry grasswort

American

[gras-wurt, -wawrt] / ˈgræsˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

a weedy plant, Cerastium arvense, of the pink family, native to the North Temperate Zone, having narrow leaves and white flowers.

Etymology

Origin of starry grasswort

grass + wort ²

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