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stitchwort
[ stich-wurt, -wawrt ]
noun
- any of several plants belonging to the genus Stellaria, of the pink family, having white flowers.
stitchwort
/ ˈstɪtʃˌwɜːt /
noun
- any of several low-growing N temperate herbaceous plants of the caryophyllaceous genus Stellaria, having small white star-shaped flowers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stitchwort1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stitchwort1
C13: so named because it was once thought to be a remedy for stitches in the side
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Example Sentences
The thorn-trees were all in bloom, and the banks were covered with the white stitchwort and blue speedwell.
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Here is blue speedwell and the delicately pencilled stitchwort with its pure snow-white blossoms and delicate green leaves.
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Its name, stitchwort, no doubt alludes to the plant's supposed virtue in cases of "stitches" in the side.
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In Devonshire the flowers of Stitchwort are known as Pixies.
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The stem of the Greater Stitchwort is not very strong, and it has always a line of hard, short bristles, running up each side.
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