pennywort

[ pen-ee-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈpɛn iˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

any of several plants having round or roundish leaves, as the navelwort.

Origin of pennywort

First recorded in 1275–1325, pennywort is from the Middle English word penywort. See penny, wort2

Words nearby pennywort

penny-wise, pennyboy, pennycress, pennyroyal, pennyweight, pennywort, pennyworth, penobscot, penobscot bay, penology, penoncel

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British Dictionary definitions for pennywort

pennywort
/ (ˈpɛnɪˌwɜːt) /

noun

Also called: navelwort a crassulaceous Eurasian rock plant, Umbilicus rupestris (or Cotyledon umbilicus), with whitish-green tubular flowers and rounded leaves
a marsh plant, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, of Europe and North Africa, having circular leaves and greenish-pink flowers: family Hydrocotylaceae
a gentianaceous plant, Obolaria virginica, of E North America, with fleshy scalelike leaves and small white or purplish flowers
any of various other plants with rounded penny-like leaves