moneywort

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M0385300 (mŭn′ē-wûrt′, -wôrt′)n. A European creeping plant (Lysimachia nummularia) naturalized in eastern North America, having rounded, opposite leaves and single, axillary yellow flowers. Also called creeping Jenny.

[From the round shape of its leaves.]

moneywort

(ˈmʌnɪˌwɜːt) n (Plants) a European and North American creeping primulaceous plant, Lysimachia nummularia, with round leaves and yellow flowers. Also called: creeping Jennie

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(ˈmʌn iˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt)

n. a creeping plant, Lysimachia nummularia, of the primrose family, having roundish leaves and solitary yellow flowers. [1570–80]

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moneywort - a loosestrife vine creeping Charlie, creeping Jenny, Lysimachia nummularialoosestrife - any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia

Moneywort

(Lysimachia nummularia), a perennial herbaceous plant of the family Primulaceae. The stem is slender, creeping, and rooted; the leaves are nearly rounded and opposite. The bisexual flowers are large, yellow, and solitary on long pedicels. The fruit is a globose capsule. Moneywort grows in Europe, Ciscaucasia, Japan (not native), and the eastern part of North America. It grows in the European USSR in damp meadows, along rivers and lakes, and in shady thickets. The flowers and leaves, which contain tannins and vitamin C, were formerly used as an ersatz tea to treat scurvy, diarrhea, and other conditions.

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noun a loosestrife vine

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