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starwort

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star⋅wort

  [stahr-wurt, -wawrt]
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–noun
1. any of several chickweeds of the genus Stellaria.
2. any of several plants of the genera Aster and Arenaria.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see star, wort 2
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star·wort   (stär'wûrt', -wôrt')   
n.  Any of various plants having star-shaped flowers or flower heads, as the aster or the stitchwort.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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