greater stitchwort

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   low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side

   SynonymsstitchwortstarwortStellaria holostea

   Broaderchickweed

Questions about greater stitchwort

What does greater stitchwort mean?

greater stitchwort means "low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side".

What is another word for greater stitchwort?

Close synonyms include stitchwort, starwort, Stellaria holostea. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is greater stitchwort a common word?

greater stitchwort is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.