What's the difference between chickweed and stichwort?

Chickweed

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Definition:

• (n.) The name of several caryophyllaceous weeds, especially Stellaria media, the seeds and flower buds of which are a favorite food of small birds.

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• (1) You could also try foraging – we harvested chickweed from local parks.
• (2) The N-terminal amino acid sequence of plastocyanin from Stellaria media L. (chickweed) has been determined by means of an automatic sequencer.

Stichwort

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Definition:

• (n.) A kind of chickweed (Stellaria Holostea).

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