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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A kind of chickweed, Rabelera holostea.
2. 2
   low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

greater stitchwortstarwortstellaria holostea

Etymology

From stitch + wort, as once believed to cure the type of pain called a stitch.

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