stitchwort

[ stich-wurt, -wawrt ]

/ ˈstɪtʃˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

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noun

any of several plants belonging to the genus Stellaria, of the pink family, having white flowers.

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Origin of stitchwort

1225–75; Middle English stichewort,Old English sticwyrt agrimony. See stitch, wort²

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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How to use stitchwort in a sentence

The thorn-trees were all in bloom, and the banks were covered with the white stitchwort and blue speedwell.
The Story of Bawn|Katharine Tynan
Here is blue speedwell and the delicately pencilled stitchwort with its pure snow-white blossoms and delicate green leaves.
Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children|W. Houghton
Its name, stitchwort, no doubt alludes to the plant's supposed virtue in cases of "stitches" in the side.
Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children|W. Houghton
In Devonshire the flowers of Stitchwort are known as Pixies.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard

The stem of the Greater Stitchwort is not very strong, and it has always a line of hard, short bristles, running up each side.
Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for stitchwort

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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