Definition of Stellaria holostea

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

Exact synonyms: Greater Stitchwort, Starwort, Stitchwort
Generic synonyms: Chickweed

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stellaria Holostea

Steichen
Stein
Steinbeck
Steinbeckian
Steinberg
Steinem
Steiner point
Steinert's disease
Steinman
Steinmetz
Steinway
Stelios
Stella
Stellar's sea eagle
Stellaria
Stellaria holostea (current term)
Stellaria media
Steller
Steller's sea cow
Steller's sea lion
Steller sea lion
Stellite
Sten
Sten gun
Sten guns
Stendhal
Stendhalian
Stengel
Stennian
Stenocarpus

Literary usage of Stellaria holostea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1901)
"... carbonic anhydride being evolved in practically the same amount as the oxygen disappearing. G. Notes on Stellaria holostea and Allied Species. ..."

2. The History of the County of Dublin by John D'Alton (1838)
"... and in the surrounding fields, stellaria holostea, greater stichwort; and cory- lus avellana, hazel-nut, flowering in March; the wood of this species is ..."

3. The Phytologist: A Popular Botanical Miscellany edited by George Luxford, Edward Newman (1843)
"Stellaria holostea with ... variety of Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea ?). The petals have at the base of the incisure a very minute tooth, ..."

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