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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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stellaria Holostea
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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