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Yellow starwort

Starwort \Star"wort`\ (st[aum]r"w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)

  1. Any plant of the genus Aster. See Aster.

  2. A small plant of the genus Stellaria, having star-shaped flowers; star flower; chickweed.
    --Gray.

    Water starwort, an aquatic plant ( Callitriche verna) having some resemblance to chickweed.

    Yellow starwort, a plant of the genus Inula; elecampane.