HyperDic: greater_stitchwort

English > 1 sense of the expression *greater stitchwort*:
NOUN	plant	greater stitchwort, stitchwort, starwort, Stellaria holostea	low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers

English > *greater stitchwort*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side.
Synonyms	stitchwort, starwort, Stellaria holostea
Broader	chickweed	Any of various plants of the genus Stellaria
Catalan	Stellaria holostea