Hypertext Webster Gateway: "starwort"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Starwort \Star"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) Any plant of the genus {Aster}. See {Aster}.
(b) A small plant of the genus {Stellaria}, having
star-shaped flowers; star flower; chickweed. --Gray.
{Water starwort}, an aquatic plant ({Callitriche verna})
having some resemblance to chickweed.
{Yellow starwort}, a plant of the genus {Inula}; elecampane.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
starwort
n : low-growing north temperate herb having small white
star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to
ease sharp pains in the side [syn: {stitchwort}, {greater
stitchwort}, {Stellaria holostea}]
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