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pennywort
CIDE DICTIONARY
pennywort, n.
A European trailing herb (Linaria Cymbalaria ) with roundish, reniform leaves. It is often cultivated in hanging baskets. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pennywort, n. any of several wild plants with rounded leaves, esp.:
1 (wall pennywort) Umbilicus rupestris, growing in crevices.
2 (marsh or water pennywort) Hydrocotyle vulgaris, growing in marshy places.
1 (wall pennywort) Umbilicus rupestris, growing in crevices.
2 (marsh or water pennywort) Hydrocotyle vulgaris, growing in marshy places.
Etymology
ME, f. PENNY + WORT
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