'Starwort' definitions:
Definition of 'starwort'
(from WordNet)
noun
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, starwort, Stellaria holostea]
Definition of 'Starwort'
From: GCIDE
- Starwort \Star"wort`\ (st[aum]r"w[^u]rt`), 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. [1913 Webster]
- Water starwort, an aquatic plant (Callitriche verna) having some resemblance to chickweed.
- Yellow starwort, a plant of the genus Inula; elecampane. [1913 Webster]