stitchwort

stitch·wort

S0766300 (stĭch′wûrt′, -wôrt′)n. Any of several low-growing plants of the genus Stellaria of the pink family, having small white flowers with five deeply notched petals.

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[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.]

stitchwort

(ˈstɪtʃˌwɜːt) n (Plants) any of several low-growing N temperate herbaceous plants of the caryophyllaceous genus Stellaria, having small white star-shaped flowers[C13: so named because it was once thought to be a remedy for stitches in the side]

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stitchwort - low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the sidegreater stitchwort, starwort, Stellaria holosteachickweed - any of various plants of the genus Stellaria