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}]