starflower

star·flow·er

S0710000 (stär′flou′ər)n.1. Any of several small plants of the genus Trientalis, especially the North American species T. borealis, having white starlike flowers.2. Any of several plants having starlike flowers.

starflower

(ˈstɑːˌflaʊə) n (Plants) any of several plants with starlike flowers, esp the star-of-Bethlehem

star•flow•er

(ˈstɑrˌflaʊ ər)

n. any of several plants having starlike flowers, as the star-of-Bethlehem or any plant belonging to the genus Trientalis of the primrose family. [1620–30]

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starflower - common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United StatesOrnithogalum umbellatum, sleepy dick, summer snowflakestar-of-Bethlehem - any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers