starflower
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8.6
A small plant with narrow leaves and white flowers that look like stars
- noun
- /ˈstɑrˌflaʊər/
:
flor estrella
Examples
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I have a giant starflower quilt that I need to baste and quilt, though it will probably be a while before I jump on that.
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In the garden, the starflower blooms beautifully with its star-shaped white flowers.
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During our hike, we spotted a cluster of starflowers growing near the trail.
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The starflower is known for its narrow leaves and clusters of white flowers in spring.
Synonyms
9.9
A small plant with narrow grass-like leaves and white star-shaped flowers with a green stripe
focuses on plain white star shaped flowers without noting green striping
9.9
A small plant with grasslike leaves and white star-shaped flowers
gives a neutral origin and distribution description rather than folk naming
Surface Forms
starflower singular
starflowers plural
Morphology
Etymology
Starflower is simply the English words star and flower put together, because its small white blooms look like 'stars'. So the name helps you remember the plant is small and has star-shaped white flowers.