Stitchwort Definition

stĭchwûrt, -wôrt
noun
Any of several chickweeds; esp., an Old World perennial (Stellaria holostea) with grasslike leaves.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Stellaria holostea
  • starwort
  • greater stitchwort

Other Word Forms of Stitchwort

Noun

Singular:
stitchwort
Plural:
stitchworts

Origin of Stitchwort

  • Middle English from Old English sticwyrt agrimony stice stich (from its alleged ability to cure sharp pains in the side) stitch wyrt plant wort1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • stitch +"Ž wort?

    From Wiktionary

Stitchwort Sentence Examples

  • On February 20 I added green alkanet and greater stitchwort to my list of early openers!

  • These include heath bedstraw, lesser stitchwort, yellow bartsia, tormentil cross-leaved heath and spotted orchids.

  • Wood Whites visit a wide range of nectar sources including greater stitchwort, wood forget-me-not, birdsfoot trefoil, bitter vetch and bugle.

  • Sneezewort has been recorded on the riverbank and the meadows contain many species such as meadow saxifrage, great burnet and lesser stitchwort.

  • Drier, open grassy banks in the wood are dotted with white stitchwort.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

TRTORT

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