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starweed

starweed noun: cerastium fontanum, a mat-forming plant, native to Europe, with small white flowers and tear-shaped leaves that grow opposite one another in a star pattern.

starweed: cerastium fontanum, a mat-forming plant, native to Europe, with small white flowers and tear-shaped...
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Noun

starweed (uncountable)

  1. Cerastium fontanum, a mat-forming plant, native to Europe, with small white flowers and tear-shaped leaves that grow opposite one another in a star pattern.

Origin of starweed

From star + weed.

Questions about starweed

What does starweed mean?
Starweed means cerastium fontanum, a mat-forming plant, native to Europe, with small white flowers and tear-shaped leaves that grow opposite one another in a star pattern.
What part of speech is starweed?
Starweed is a noun.

Words near starweed in the dictionary

  1. starwards
  2. starwatcher
  3. starwatchers
  4. starway
  5. starways
  6. starweed
  7. starwheel
  8. starwheels
  9. starwise
  10. starword
  11. starwords

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