liverwort
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liverwort
- /ˈlɪv.ə.wɜːt/ UK
- /ˈlɪv.ɚ.wɝːt/ US
- /ˈlɪv.ɚ.wɚt/ US
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From Middle English lyverwort, liverwort, from Old English liferwyrt, equivalent to liver + wort, from the belief that some species looked like livers and were useful for treating the liver medicinally.
noun liverworts
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A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.
The liverworts are either thallose, without any differentiation into stem and leaves, or leafy.
Similar: hepatic
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A common flowering perennial herb of northern woodlands, Hepatica nobilis (syn. Anemone hepatica), used in traditional European herbal medicine.
Near-synonym: liverweed
Similar: liverleaf, kidneywort, pennywort, liverweed
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noun bryophyte
| Español | hepática |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 苔類 tairui |
| 中文 | 地錢門 /地钱门 dìqiánmén |
| Português | hepática |
| Français | hépatique |
| Deutsch | Lebermoos |
| Italiano | epatica, erba trinità, fegatella |
| Română | crucea-voinicului |
| Русский | печёночник pečónočnik |
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