- Water starwort
- Water starwort Wa"ter star"wort` See under {Starwort}. [1913 Webster]
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Water starwort
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Water starwort — Starwort Star wort (st[aum]r w[^u]rt ), n. (Bot.) (a) Any plant of the genus {Aster}. See {Aster}. (b) A small plant of the genus {Stellaria}, having star shaped flowers; star flower; chickweed. Gray. [1913 Webster] {Water starwort}, an aquatic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water starwort — noun any of several aquatic plants having a star shaped rosette of floating leaves; America, Europe and Asia • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Callitriche, ↑genus Callitriche * … Useful english dictionary
water starwort — /wɔtə ˈstawɜt/ (say wawtuh stahwert) noun any plant of the genus Callitriche, of aquatic herbs …
Starwort — Star wort (st[aum]r w[^u]rt ), n. (Bot.) (a) Any plant of the genus {Aster}. See {Aster}. (b) A small plant of the genus {Stellaria}, having star shaped flowers; star flower; chickweed. Gray. [1913 Webster] {Water starwort}, an aquatic plant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O 2 a liquid consisting chiefly of this and found in seas, lakes, and rivers, in rain, and in secretions of organisms. 3 an… … Useful english dictionary
water plant — noun a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth • Syn: ↑aquatic plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant • Derivationally related forms: ↑hydrophytic (for … Useful english dictionary
starwort — noun a plant with starlike flowers or leaves. [Stellaria, Callitriche (water starwort), and other genera: several species.] … English new terms dictionary
water fennel — noun European poisonous herb with fibrous roots • Syn: ↑Oenanthe aquatica • Hypernyms: ↑poisonous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Oenanthe, ↑genus Oenanthe * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
water chickweed — noun small Indian lettuce of northern regions • Syn: ↑blinks, ↑blinking chickweed, ↑Montia lamprosperma • Hypernyms: ↑Indian lettuce * * * noun 1. : blinks … Useful english dictionary
Yellow starwort — Starwort Star wort (st[aum]r w[^u]rt ), n. (Bot.) (a) Any plant of the genus {Aster}. See {Aster}. (b) A small plant of the genus {Stellaria}, having star shaped flowers; star flower; chickweed. Gray. [1913 Webster] {Water starwort}, an aquatic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
