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stitch·wort 
[stich-wurt, -wawrt] Pronunciation Key
[stich-wurt, -wawrt] Pronunciation Key –noun
| any of several plants belonging to the genus Stellaria, of the pink family, having white flowers. |
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| stitch·wort
(stĭch'wûrt', -wôrt') Pronunciation Key
n. Any of several low-growing plants of the genus Stellaria, having opposite leaves and small, white, star-shaped flowers. [Middle English, from Old English sticwyrt, agrimony : stice, stich (from its alleged ability to cure sharp pains in the side); see stitch + wyrt, plant; see wort1.] |
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| 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 |
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Stitchwort
Stitch"wort`\, n. (Bot.) See Stichwort.
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