What is another word for stitchwort?

Pronunciation: [stˈɪt͡ʃwɔːt] (IPA)

Stitchwort refers to any plant species that belong to the genus Stellaria. Some of the most common synonyms for stitchwort include chickweed, starweed, and tongue grass. The herb got its name from its traditional use in herbal medicine to heal wounds, cuts, and other puncture injuries. Other alternative names for stitchwort include stitchel, chickenwort, star chickweed, snapweed, and winterweed. The herb is known for its slender, pointed leaves, small white flowers, and sprawling growth habit. Stitchwort is a common herb in many parts of the world and can be found growing in gardens, meadows, forests, and along roadsides.

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What are the hypernyms for Stitchwort?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Stitchwort

Helen Perowne did, and it was quite a privilege to a weed to be picked, as was that stitchwort that had run its long trailing growth right up in the hedge, so as to give its pale green leaves and regular white cut-edged blossoms a good long bathe in the sunshine where the insects played.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn
"Yes," he said, rousing himself from a strange reverie, "a very simple, homely name-the stitchwort.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn
Later on in the season you will find myriads of its smaller relative, the lesser stitchwort.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn

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