yellow starwort

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yellow starwort - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     Water starwort, an aquatic plant (Callitriche verna)
        having some resemblance to chickweed.
  
     Yellow starwort, a plant of the genus Inula; elecampane.
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