starflower

/ˈstɑrˌflaʊ-ər/
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Other forms: starflowers

Definitions of starflower
  1. noun
    common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States
    synonyms: Ornithogalum umbellatum, sleepy dick, summer snowflake
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    star-of-Bethlehem
    any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers
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