stitchwort
[ stich-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈstɪtʃˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /
noun
any of several plants belonging to the genus Stellaria, of the pink family, having white flowers.
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Words nearby stitchwort
stitchery, stitching, stitch-up, stitch wheel, stitchwork, stitchwort, stithy, stiver, St. James, St. James-Assiniboia, St. James's Palace
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stitchwort
/ (ˈstɪtʃˌwɜːt) /
noun
any of several low-growing N temperate herbaceous plants of the caryophyllaceous genus Stellaria, having small white star-shaped flowers
Word Origin for stitchwort
C13: so named because it was once thought to be a remedy for stitches in the side
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