Stitchwort

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stichwort \Stich"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
     A kind of chickweed ({Stellaria Holostea}). [Written also
     {stitchwort}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Stitchwort \Stitch"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
     See {Stichwort}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stitchwort
       n : low-growing north temperate herb having small white
           star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to
           ease sharp pains in the side [syn: {greater stitchwort},
           {starwort}, {Stellaria holostea}]