pennywort

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pennywort

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From Middle English penywort; equivalent to penny + wort.

noun pennyworts

countable, uncountable, in Europe Any member of the species Umbilicus rupestris of succulent, perennial flowering plants (penny-pies, wall pennywort, kidney wort, navelwort) in the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae).
countable, uncountable, in Asia An edible Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica)
Similar: Asiatic pennywort, gotu kola, Indian pennywort, spade leaf
countable, uncountable Any aquatic or semi-aquatic plant in the genus Hydrocotyle (water pennywort, Indian pennywort, marsh penny, thick-leaved pennywort, and white rot).
countable, uncountable such as edible dollarweed (Hydrocotyle umbellata).
countable, uncountable Anemone hepatica.
Similar: liverwort, more there
countable, uncountable Virginia pennywort (Obolaria virginica)
countable, uncountable Ivy-leaved toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis)
countable, uncountable Any member of the species Cymbalaria aequitriloba, a plant with tiny ivy-like leaves and copious purple-pink flowers with yellow throats.

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@misc{pennywort_2026,
  title = {pennywort},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pennywort},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}