starwort

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɑːˌwɜːt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stär′wûrt′, -wôrt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
star•wort  (stär′wûrt′, -wôrt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several chickweeds of the genus Stellaria.
  2. Plant Biologyany of several plants of the genera Aster and Arenaria.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; see star, wort2

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
starwort /ˈstɑːˌwɜːt/ n
  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

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