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STELLARIA HOLOSTEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side
Synonyms:
greater stitchwort; starwort; Stellaria holostea; stitchwort
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Stellaria holostea" is a kind of...):
chickweed (any of various plants of the genus Stellaria)