Chickweed (redirected from Starweed)

chickweed: see pink.

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chickweed

Either of two species of small-leaved weeds, in the pink family. Common chickweed, or stitchwort (Stellaria media), is native to Europe but widely naturalized. It usually grows to 18 in. (45 cm) but is a low-growing and spreading annual weed in mowed lawns. Mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium vulgatum), also from Europe, is a usually shorter, mat-forming, spreading perennial with many upright stems. It grows in lawns, pastures, and cultivated fields throughout temperate regions. Both species have inconspicuous but delicate white, star-shaped flowers.

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chickweed

1. any of various caryophyllaceous plants of the genus Stellaria, esp S. media, a common garden weed with small white flowers

2. mouse-ear chickweed any of various similar and related plants of the genus Cerastium

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chickweed

flower symbolizing a rejoining. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 322]

See : Reunion

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Chickweed

(Stellaria media), an annual plant of the family Caryophyllaceae. It grows on moist soil, in gardens, fields, orchards, and weedy areas, as well as near dwellings; sometimes it is found in forests and thickets. Chickweed is a troublesome weed, predominantly infesting vegetable fields and gardens. It yields two or three generations from spring to fall; it also reproduces vegetatively. Chickweed survives the winter. It sometimes poisons certain agricultural animals and can be fatal; it does not harm hogs and geese.