资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Starwort \Star"wort`\, 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.

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

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