moneywort
UK/ˈmʌnɪwəːt/
moneywort noun: a prostrate perennial of species, Lysimachia nummularia, native to Europe, having yellow flowers.
Noun
moneywort (plural moneyworts)
- A prostrate perennial of species, Lysimachia nummularia, native to Europe, having yellow flowers.
- Moneywort is singular good to stay all fluxes in man or woman, whether they be lasks, bloody fluxes, the flowing of women's courses, bleedings inwardly or outwardly, and the weakness of the stomach that is given to casting.1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 193
- Synonyms:
- creeping Jenny, creeping Charlie, herb twopence
- Any plant of genus Alysicarpus, of Old World tropics and subtropics.
- coastal waterhyssop, Indian pennywort (Bacopa monnieri).
moneywort meaning in Vietnamese
moneywort in Vietnamese
- Lysimachia nummularia
- cây trân châu
Synonyms of moneywort
- creeping Jenny, creeping Charlie, herb twopence
Forms of moneywort
| plural | moneyworts |
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Origin of moneywort
From money + wort.
Questions about moneywort
- What does moneywort mean?
- Moneywort means a prostrate perennial of species, Lysimachia nummularia, native to Europe, having yellow flowers.
- What is moneywort in Vietnamese?
- Moneywort in Vietnamese is cây trân châu. See Moneywort meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is moneywort?
- Moneywort is a noun.
- How do you pronounce moneywort?
- Moneywort is pronounced /ˈmʌnɪwəːt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of moneywort?
- The plural of moneywort is moneyworts.
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