starwort
Americannoun
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any of several chickweeds of the genus Stellaria.
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any of several plants of the genera Aster and Arenaria.
noun
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any of several plants with star-shaped flowers, esp the stitchwort
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any of several aquatic plants of the genus Callitriche , having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves: family Callitrichaceae
Etymology
Origin of starwort
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at star, wort 2
Example Sentences
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Alpine meadows burst with blossoms and colors including yellow rhododendron, purple mountain heather, pink azaleas, fuchsia fireweeds, and the white stars of the eschscholtz starwort.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2019
Next morning she went out and gathered starwort and began to sew.
From Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Margaret Hunt
For days he had lain half-submerged on a mass of starwort, his limbs idly anchored off his body, his quaint, puckered face and goggle eyes fixed immovably on infinity.
From "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character by Douglas English
Water-cress, water-celery, water-lobelia, starwort, and water-milfoil, are all good.
From Amateur Fish Culture by Charles Edward Walker
For six years thou mayst neither speak nor laugh, and in that time thou must sew together six little shirts of starwort for us.
From Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Margaret Hunt
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