starry grasswort

starry grasswort
noun

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/gras"werrt', -wawrt'/
a weedy plant, Cerastium arvense, of the pink family, native to the North Temperate Zone, having narrow leaves and white flowers. Also called field chickweed.
[GRASS + WORT2]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • starry grasswort — /gras werrt , wawrt / a weedy plant, Cerastium arvense, of the pink family, native to the North Temperate Zone, having narrow leaves and white flowers. Also called field chickweed. [GRASS + WORT2] * * * …   Universalium

  • grasswort — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a perennial mouse ear chickweed (Cerastium arvense) widespread in Europe, Asia, and No. America and often cultivated for its large white flowers called also starry grasswort …   Useful english dictionary

  • field chickweed. — See starry grasswort. [1830 40] * * * …   Universalium

  • field chickweed. — See starry grasswort. [1830 40] …   Useful english dictionary

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