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/stich"werrt', -wawrt'/, n.any of several plants belonging to the genus Stellaria, of the pink family, having white flowers.[1225-75; ME stichewort, OE sticwyrt agrimony. See STITCH, WORT2]
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Stitchwort — Stitch wort , n. (Bot.) See {Stichwort}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stitchwort — is the common name of several plants, which may be members of the following genera:* Minuartia * Stellaria See also Wort plants … Wikipedia
stitchwort — [stich′wʉrt΄] n. [ME stichwurt: see STITCH & WORT2] any of several chickweeds; esp., an Old World perennial (Stellaria holostea) with grasslike leaves … English World dictionary
stitchwort — Stichwort Stich wort , n. (Bot.) A kind of chickweed ({Stellaria Holostea}). [Written also {stitchwort}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stitchwort — noun Date: 13th century any of several chickweeds (especially genus Stellaria) … New Collegiate Dictionary
stitchwort — noun a plant with a slender stem and white starry flowers, formerly thought to cure a stitch in the side. [Genus Stellaria: several species.] … English new terms dictionary
stitchwort — /ˈstɪtʃwɜt/ (say stichwert) noun any of certain herbs of the genus Stellaria (or Alsine) native to Eurasia, as S. holostea, a white flowered species. {stitch + wort2} …
stitchwort — n. any plant of the genus Stellaria, esp. S. media with an erect stem and white starry flowers, once thought to cure a stitch in the side … Useful english dictionary
greater stitchwort — 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, ↑starwort, ↑Stellaria holostea • Hypernyms: ↑chickweed * * * noun : a Eurasian annual… … Useful english dictionary
marsh stitchwort — noun : bog stitchwort … Useful english dictionary
