pen·ny·wort (p n  -wûrt , -wôrt)n. Any of several plants having rounded leaves suggestive of pennies, as: a. A Eurasian plant (Umbilicus rupestris) having thick peltate leaves and yellowish-green flowers. Also called navelwort. b. A North American plant (Obolaria virginica) having fleshy leaves and small white or purplish flowers. |
pennywort [ˈpɛnɪˌwɜːt]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called navelwort a crassulaceous Eurasian rock plant, Umbilicus rupestris (or Cotyledon umbilicus), with whitish-green tubular flowers and rounded leaves
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a marsh plant, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, of Europe and North Africa, having circular leaves and greenish-pink flowers: family Hydrocotylaceae
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a gentianaceous plant, Obolaria virginica, of E North America, with fleshy scalelike leaves and small white or purplish flowers
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various other plants with rounded penny-like leaves
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