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stitchwort Definition

stitch·wort (-wʉrt′)

noun

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

Etymology: ME stichwurt: see stitch & wort

stitchwort Usage Examples

Converse of object

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

Adjective modifier

  • lesser: Sneezewort has been recorded on the riverbank and the meadows contain many species such as meadow saxifrage, great burnet and lesser stitchwort.
  • white: Drier, open grassy banks in the wood are dotted with white stitchwort.

Noun used with modifier

bog: By the streams are bog stitchwort and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage.