STARWORT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side

Synonyms:

greater stitchwort; starwort; Stellaria holostea; stitchwort

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("starwort" is a kind of...):

chickweed (any of various plants of the genus Stellaria)

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