starwort
English
Etymology
From
star
+
wort
.
Noun
starwort
(
plural
starworts
)
Any of several not closely related
plants
that have a star-shaped flowers or leaves, but especially members of the genus
Stellaria
.
Derived terms
forest starwort
(
Stellaria flaccida
)
Italian starwort
(
Aster amellus
)
mealy starwort
(
Aletris farinosa
)
mountain starwort
(
Minuartia groenlandica
, syn.
Arenaria groenlandica
)
sea starwort
(
Tripolium pannonicum
, syn.
Aster tripolium
)
water starwort
(
Callitriche
spp.)
yellow starwort
(
Inula helenium
)