stitchwort

(-wʉrt′)

noun

any of several chickweeds; esp., an Old World perennial (Stellaria holostea) with grasslike leaves

Origin: ME stichwurt: see stitch & wort

See stitchwort in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of several low-growing plants of the genus Stellaria, having opposite leaves and small, white, star-shaped flowers.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English sticwyrt, agrimony

Origin: : stice, stich (from its alleged ability to cure sharp pains in the side); see stitch

Origin: + wyrt, plant; see wort¹

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