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 stock, pennyweight, penny whistle, penny-wise, penny wise and pound foolish, pennywort, pennyworth, Penobscot, Penobscot Bay, penology, pen pal

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Example sentences from the Web for pennywort

Some ferns and the pennywort will grow on the wall close to the roof.
The Open Air|Richard Jefferies
Just where I am staying now the pennywort grows on every wall attached to the mortar between the cobbles.
Field and Hedgerow|Richard Jefferies
According to Gerarde this cymbalari was an aquatic species of pennywort, highly poisonous.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The flowers of the Pennywort are greenish-white, tinged with red.
Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. Smith

The Pennywort is one of those plants with a creeping stem, which lies along the surface of the ground.
Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. Smith

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

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单词	pennywort
释义	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 stock, pennyweight, penny whistle, penny-wise, penny wise and pound foolish, pennywort, pennyworth, Penobscot, Penobscot Bay, penology, pen pal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pennywort Some ferns and the pennywort will grow on the wall close to the roof. The Open Air\|Richard Jefferies Just where I am staying now the pennywort grows on every wall attached to the mortar between the cobbles. Field and Hedgerow\|Richard Jefferies According to Gerarde this cymbalari was an aquatic species of pennywort, highly poisonous. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley The flowers of the Pennywort are greenish-white, tinged with red. Flowers Shown to the Children\|C. E. Smith The Pennywort is one of those plants with a creeping stem, which lies along the surface of the ground. Flowers Shown to the Children\|C. E. Smith 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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