greater stitchwort

greater stitchwort
noun
low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side
Hypernyms: ↑chickweed

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noun
: a Eurasian annual herb (Stellaria holostea) with small white flowers

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