starwort

[ stahr-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun

1. any of several chickweeds of the genus Stellaria.
2. any of several plants of the genera Aster and Arenaria.

starwort

/ ˈstɑːˌwɜːt /

noun

1. any of several plants with star-shaped flowers, esp the stitchwort
2. water starwort
   any of several aquatic plants of the genus Callitriche , having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves: family Callitrichaceae

Word History and Origins

Origin of starwort¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; star, wort ²

Example Sentences

Alpine meadows burst with blossoms and colors including yellow rhododendron, purple mountain heather, pink azaleas, fuchsia fireweeds, and the white stars of the eschscholtz starwort.

From New York Times

How could anyone prefer the rambling "Twelve Brothers" to the very similar but obviously better "Six Swans", with its heroine who laboriously makes shirts out of starwort?

From The Guardian

They hide under stones at the bottom of the water and among the weeds, especially among watercress and starwort.

From Project Gutenberg

The association says prices of traditional medicines, including red ginseng and false starwort, have surged since 2010, partly because of speculators.

From Wall Street Journal

The sister who has to save her brothers from an evil spell by neither speaking nor laughing for six years, and knitting shirts of starwort to give them back their human form.

From The Guardian