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Definition of Starwort
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.
Definition of Starwort
1. n. Any plant of the genus Aster. See Aster.
Definition of Starwort
1. Noun. Any of several unrelated plants that have a star-shaped flowers or leaves, but especially members of the genus ''Stellaria'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Starwort
1. a flowering plant [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Starwort
Literary usage of Starwort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"Мая. Woolly yellow starwort, with a narrow Leaf, and branching at the Top of ...
Mountain yellow starwort, with a Willow-leaf, which is hoary underneath. ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"starwort: Aster. STATICE (Greek name meaning astringent, given by Pliny to some
herb). Syn., Armeria, Auth., not Linn, (see Vol. I, p. 395). ..."
3. The Weeds of New South Wales, Pt. I- by Joseph Henry Maiden (1920)
"Bushy starwort'' is one of those manufactured names that I very much dislike,
but it is either that ... The word " starwort " is sometimes given to Asters. ..."
4. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Perennials by Loudon (Jane) (1843)
"The Composite are generally free-growing, hardy plants, which require very little
culture. GENUS I. ASTER, Lin. THE ASTER, OR starwort. Lin. Syst. ..."
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