stitchwort

American  

[stich-wurt, -wawrt] / ˈstɪtʃˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

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

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stitchwort British  

/ ˈstɪtʃˌwɜːt /

noun

1. any of several low-growing N temperate herbaceous plants of the caryophyllaceous genus Stellaria, having small white star-shaped flowers

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Etymology

Origin of stitchwort

1225–75; Middle English stichewort, Old English sticwyrt agrimony. See stitch, wort ²

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Example Sentences

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stitchwort

Later on in the season you will find myriads of its smaller relative, the lesser stitchwort.

From One Maid's Mischief by George Manville Fenn

Coming out from the stitchwort and grasses, the spiders often ran over his shining dark brown surface, something the colour of glazed earthenware.

From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Richard Jefferies

And then again they struck into a by-lane with tall hedges, the banks underneath which were bright with stitchwort and speedwell and white dead-nettle.

From Prince Fortunatus by William Black

"No, that's stitchwort," said Sylvia, who had learnt a little botany at home, and liked to air her knowledge.

From The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story by Angela Brazil

The hedgerows had burst into tender green, and the banks were spangled with stitchwort and celandine stars.

From A Terrible Tomboy by Angela Brazil

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