starry grasswort

[ gras-wurt, -wawrt ]

/ ˈgræsˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

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noun

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

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It will swiftly become clear that there is no room in this starry-eyed arrangement for a compact with Washington.
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The story of the starry-eyed music fan is a familiar one, but here Phillips delivers a surprising new twist on an old plot.
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“If we can do it, anyone can,” Herjavec said, as starry-eyed as the young entrepreneurs who seek his council, and his coin.
‘Shark Tank’: Robert Herjavec talks Money, Mark Cuban & Racing Cars|Anna Klassen|October 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Liberals—the same liberals whom Heilemann imagines being “still starry-eyed about Obama”—were especially aghast.
An Open Letter to Journalists: President Obama Is A Politician|Andrew Romano|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Who knew that professional cynic Bill Maher was such a starry-eyed idealist?
Bill Maher Says $1 Million to Obama Super PAC Is ‘Practical’|Lloyd Grove|February 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The long dry fingers of the palm trees rattled overhead, and looking up, he saw the divine light of the starry heavens.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
We shall therefore now turn to a description of the portion of the starry world which is found in the limits of our solar system.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Fanny, Lloyd and I saddled and rode off with a lantern; it was a fine starry night, though pretty cold.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
In all the ages, with all peoples, among all beliefs, mankind has always asked the secret of its destiny of the starry heavens.
Urania|Camille Flammarion
They were floating thus in their starry dream when a quick, shrill noise, like that of a new whistle, sounded in their ears.
Urania|Camille Flammarion