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water starwort

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the small aquatic plants comprising the genus Callitriche.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

any of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves; America, Europe and Asia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant

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5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: callitriche — Callitriche species
  • German: Wasserstern — Callitriche species
  • Ancient Greek: καλλίθριξ (kallíthrix) — Callitriche species
  • Latin: callĭthrix — Callitriche species
  • Latin: callitrichē — Callitriche species