Stellaria holostea

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Stellaria holostea
    n 1: 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}, {greater stitchwort},
         {starwort}, {Stellaria holostea}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Stichwort \Stich"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   A kind of chickweed ({Stellaria Holostea}). [Written also
   {stitchwort}.]
   [1913 Webster]

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