stellaria : Idioms & Phrases
genus stellaria
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noun common chickweed; stitchwort
Stellaria.
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phlox stellaria
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noun low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States
sand phlox; chickweed phlox; Phlox bifida.
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stellaria holostea
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noun low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side
greater stitchwort; stitchwort; starwort.
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stellaria media
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noun a common low-growing annual garden weed with small white flowers; cosmopolitan; so-called because it is eaten by chickens
common chickweed.