Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several small plants of the genus Trientalis, especially the North American species T. borealis, having white starlike flowers.
- noun Any of several plants having starlike flowers.
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- noun Any of several annual
herbs , of the genus Trientalis, having white star-shaped leaves
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- noun common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States
Etymologies
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Examples
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The parade of little bulbs includes crocus, winter aconite, dwarf iris (Iris reticulata), puschkinia (Pushkinia libanotica), checkered lilies (Fritillaria meleagris), spring starflower (Ipheion uniflorum), species tulips and grape hyacinth.
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Yllin paused a moment by a starflower bush to let us catch up.
Promise of the Wolves Dorothy Hearst 2008
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Yllin paused a moment by a starflower bush to let us catch up.
Promise of the Wolves Dorothy Hearst 2008
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Yllin paused a moment by a starflower bush to let us catch up.
Promise of the Wolves Dorothy Hearst 2008
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In the woods, the starflower is blooming and the flower known colloquially as Canadian lily of the valley or wild lily of the valley.
a song and an electrifying job asakiyume 2007
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If you have any starflower or soldier's friend, they are good for such injuries.
Spirit Gate 2006
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Lupine and starflower flowed in ribbons across our path.
The Welkening Gregory Spencer 2004
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Lupine and starflower flowed in ribbons across our path.
The Welkening Gregory Spencer 2004
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The bright spring day shone reassuringly on columbine and starflower.
The Welkening Gregory Spencer 2004
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The bright spring day shone reassuringly on columbine and starflower.
The Welkening Gregory Spencer 2004
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