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Webster 1913 Edition
Starwort
Star′wortˊ
(stär′wûrtˊ)
, Noun.
(Bot.)
(a)
Any plant of the genus
Aster
. See Aster
. (b)
A small plant of the genus
Stellaria
, having star-shaped flowers; star flower; chickweed. Gray.
Water starwort
, an aquatic plant (
– Callitriche verna
) having some resemblance to chickweed. Yellow starwort
, a plant of the genus
Inula
; elecampane.