moneywort

[ muhn-ee-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈmʌn iˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

a creeping plant, Lysimachia nummularia, of the primrose family, having roundish leaves and solitary yellow flowers.
Also called creeping Charlie, creeping Jennie, creeping Jenny.

Origin of moneywort

First recorded in 1570–80; money + wort2

Words nearby moneywort

moneylender, moneymaker, moneymaking, moneyman, moneyspinning, moneywort, mong, monge, monge's disease, monged, monger

Example sentences from the Web for moneywort

  • The moneywort (Lysimachia nummularia) (Fig. 117, D), as well as other species, also belongs here.

    Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany |Douglas Houghton Campbell

  • Thyme is of ancient use, but rather unmanageable; one garden owner has set his edgings of Moneywort, otherwise Creeping-jenny.

    Old-Time Gardens |Alice Morse Earle

  • Amongst the flowers, the moneywort is dedicated to S. Mdard.

    The Churches of Paris |S. Sophia Beale

  • Who is not familiar with the Moneywort, with its low-trailing habit and small yellow flowers?

    Your Plants |James Sheehan

British Dictionary definitions for moneywort

moneywort
/ (ˈmʌnɪˌwɜːt) /

noun

a European and North American creeping primulaceous plant, Lysimachia nummularia, with round leaves and yellow flowers Also called: creeping Jennie