α. see star n.1 and wort n.1
β. 1500s stirwoort, 1600s stirewort.
| 单词 | starwort | 
| 释义 | starwortn.α. see star n.1 and wort n.1 β. 1500s stirwoort, 1600s stirewort.  1.  Any of numerous herbaceous plants of the genus  Aster or the cosmopolitan family  Asteraceae having stellate flowers of various colours, often yellow. Frequently with distinguishing word, as  summer starwort,  yellow starwort, etc. See also sea-starwort n. at sea n. Compounds 6f.The plants in quot. ?a1450   are unidentified, but they may be species of  Aster or  Alchemilla. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > 			[noun]		 > composite flowers > other composite flowers ox-eyea1400 starwort?a1450 Jupiter's beard1567 goldenrod1568 achillea1597 blue camomile1597 blue daisy1597 cineraria1597 hog's bean1597 jackanapes on horseback1597 sea-starwort1597 sultan flower1629 mouse-ear1696 aster1706 Canada goldenrod1731 ageratum1737 rudbeckia1751 coreopsis1753 melampodium1754 Aaron's rod1760 zinnia1761 Michaelmas daisy1767 China aster1785 New England aster1785 catananche1798 sea-aster1812 cosmea1813 cosmos1813 gazania1813 erigeron1815 gousblom1822 Christmas daisy1829 rhodanthe1834 tassel-flower1836 ligularia1839 old maid1839 mountain daisy1848 purple coneflower1848 acroclinium1852 sea ox-eye1856 thimble-weed1860 helipterum1862 treasure-flower1866 Swan River daisy1873 blanket flower1879 cone-flower1879 blue marguerite1882 Solidago1883 yellow-top1887 Gaillardia1888 gerbera1889 youth and old age1889 pussytoes1892 niggerhead1893 Transvaal daisy1899 Barberton daisy1906 onion grass1909 ursinia1928 Cupid's dart1930 Livingstone daisy1932 ?a1450    Agnus Castus 		(Stockh.)	 		(1950)	 205  				Stellarya maior is an herbe men clepe sterrewort [c1450 Bodl. sterworte]... Stellaria minor is an herbe men clepe þe lesse sterrewort. 1578    H. Lyte tr.  R. Dodoens Niewe Herball  i. xxiv. 36  				Aster Atticus..is called..in English Sharewurte or Sterrewurte. 1597    J. Gerard Herball  ii. 334  				Aster Marinus, or Amellus Marinus: in English Sea Starwort, Serapias Turbith, of some Blew Daisies. 1597    J. Gerard Herball  ii. 391  				There be diuers sorts of the Asters or Starwoorts. 1597    J. Gerard Herball  ii. 392  				Aster Italorum, Italian Starrewoort. 1651    L. Sowerby Ladies Dispensatory 193  				Against Kernells and Inflamations of the Groine..Starre-wort fresh gathered, applyed. 1693    S. Dale Pharmacologia 175  				Aster Atticus..Golden Star-wort. 1728    R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum  				Amellus..appears plainly to be the Flower call'd Asteratticus Italorum, call'd in English, Purple Italian Starwort, or Purple Marygold. 1785    T. Martyn tr.  J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxvi. 394  				Large-flowering or Catesby's Starwort (Aster grandiflorus Lin.), is one of the handsomest [of the American asters]. 1812    S. Edwards New Bot. Garden I. 65  				Aster Chinensis, China Aster, or Chinese Starwort. 1862    T. W. Harris Treat. Insects Injurious to Vegetation 		(ed. 3)	 620  				Swellings, or galls, as large as a walnut, are often seen on the stems of some of our native asters or starworts. 1882    Garden 11 Feb. 90/1  				In a big clump of tallish trees how much better would the American Starworts come in..as groups or colonies. 1900    Country Life Illustr. 27 Oct. 544/1  				I wish you would tell me something about the starworts,..as I am most anxious to plant them in the right way and to get the best kinds. 1959    Home Encycl. 151  				Michaelmas daisy. Under this name is commonly known the perennial aster or starwort, a hardy, bush-like plant. 2011    N. Romanowski Wetland Weeds iv. 83  				Aster (Asteraceae). Bushy starwort (A. subulatus) is a fast-growing, upright, annual daisy to 1.5 metres tall, found on disturbed or open soils that may be shallowly flooded at times.  2.  Any of various small aquatic or mud-dwelling plants of the cosmopolitan genus  Callitriche (family  Plantaginaceae, formerly  Callitrichaceae) having thread-like stems, very small flowers lacking a perianth, and leaves which are long and thin when submerged, and wider and flatter on the surface of the water where they form rosettes; = water starwort n. at water n. Compounds 9b; esp. (in full  vernal starwort)  C. palustris (formerly  C. verna). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > 			[noun]		 > water starwort starwort1597 callitriche1601 water star1816 1597    J. Gerard Herball  ii. 681  				There is likewise another herbe of small reckoning that floteth vpon the water called Stellaria aquatica or water Starwoort. 1762    W. Hudson Flora Anglica 2  				Callitriche..verna... Anglis, vernal Starwort, Star-headed Water Chickweed. 1771    R. Warner Plantæ Woodfordienses 163  				Water-wort. Vernal Star-wort. Star-headed Water Chickweed. In ditches, and stagnated waters: common. It flowers from March to October. 1777    S. Robson Brit. Flora 91  				Callitriche verna..Vernal Waterwort. Starwort. Star-headed water Chickweed. Upper leaves oval, flowers monoicous. In ditches. 1839    Essex Lit. Jrnl. 28 May 142/1  				Every stagnant pool exhibits its supernatant foliage, sometimes consisting of dense patches of the Star-wort, (Callitriche aquatica). 1853    Leisure Hour 16 June 389/2  				A singular little plant, called the vernal star-wort (Callitriche verna), is found everywhere on our streams, the leaves in pairs, and shining roots coming out from the joints. 1904    G. C. Bateman Fresh-water Aquaria 		(ed. 2)	 vii. 101  				The plants which she [sc. the female Newt] prefers for the protection and hiding of her eggs are the Starwort (Callitriche verna), the Anacharis, and the Water Crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis). 1987    T. H. Clutton-Brock  & M. E. Ball in  Rhum 133  				Callitriche intermedia Hoffm.: Starwort. Not uncommon. C. stagnalis Scop.: Starwort. Wet places. 2011    N. Romanowski Wetland Weeds i. 7  				Weedy floating-leaf plants such as starwort..may grow so densely as to form a floating mat.  3.  A coastal European noctuid moth,  Cucullia asteris, the larvae of which frequently feed on the sea aster,  Tripolium pannonicum. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > 			[noun]		 > family Noctuidae > genus Noctua or Cucullia > cucullia asteris (starwort) starwort1809 1809    A. H. Haworth Lepidoptera Britannica  ii. 168  				Asteris. N[octua]. (The Starwort) alis anticis integerrimis, brunneo-fuscis, plagâ latissimâ albidâ. 1864    J. G. Wood Our Garden Friends & Foes xxiii. 367  				All the caterpillars of this genus are prettily coloured,..that of the Starwort Moth (Cucullia asteris) yellow, with longitudinal lines of scarlet, pink, and white. 1908    F. A. Bellamy Hist. Acct. Ashmolean Nat. Hist. Soc. v. 169  				Star-wort Moth (Cucullia asteris), as bred from larva. 1966    Naturalist 		(Yorks. Naturalists' Union)	 142  				Larvae of the Starwort (Cucullia asteris) were found on sea aster. 2009    C. Manley Brit. Moths & Butterflies 		(rev. ed.)	 216/1  				Star-wort Cucullia asteris 50mm Nb. Jun–Aug. Local in south-east England on coastal salt marsh and in woodland, also found in Wales.  4.  Any herbaceous plant of the cosmopolitan genus  Stellaria (family  Caryophyllaceae), having small white stellate flowers, esp. greater stitchwort,  S. holostea. Cf. stitchwort n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caryophyllaceae (chickweeds and allies) > 			[noun]		 > chickweeds and stitchworts chicken meateOE bird's-tonguea1300 stitchworta1300 chickenweedc1300 piglea1400 chickweed?a1425 craches1530 mouse-ear1578 all-bony1597 chickenwort1762 Stellaria1785 all bones1787 mouse-eared chickweed1789 cerastium1799 starwort1809 satin flower1836 adder's meat1853 thunder-flower1853 snap-jack1867 shirt button1880 1809    Belfast Monthly Mag. May 408  				Stichwort or Starwort (Stellaria Holostea) flowering, and Nettle Butterfly (Papila urtica) plenty. 1845–50    A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. 		(new ed.)	 App. 173/2  				Stellaria longifolia (long-leafed starwort). 1878    S. Phillips On Seaboard 89  				The poppy, like a scarlet flame, By snowy starwort blazes. 1936    W. B. McDougall  & H. A. Baggley Plants of Yellowstone National Park 55  				Starwort (Stellaria).—The starworts are low plants with small, starlike, white flowers. 1985    Wildlife Soc. Bull. 13 556/2  				Grizzly bear foods found in caches..include starwort (Stellaria spp.) tubers..and common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) roots. 2005    Grow your Own Dec. 68/2  				Two other common names starweed and starwort resemble the Latin genus name Stellaria, meaning ‘star like’, in reference to their five pointed flower shape. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < | 
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