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