stellaria
IPA: stɛɫˈɑriʌ
Root Word: Stellaria
noun
- a genus of about 190 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution.
- a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells.
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Examples of "stellaria" in Sentences
- The grapes shook from themselves the rain-drops in the wind, and the little stellaria, which is so dear to the singing birds, raised again its head to the sun, and was saluted by the jubilant song of the lark.
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