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rupturewort

rupturewort noun: a plant of the genus Herniaria, especially Herniaria glabra, formerly used in the treatment of hernia and for other medicinal purposes.

Noun

rupturewort (plural ruptureworts)

  1. A plant of the genus Herniaria, especially Herniaria glabra, formerly used in the treatment of hernia and for other medicinal purposes.
  2. A West Indian plant (Alternanthera sessilis, syn. Alternanthera polygonoides), somewhat resembling burstwort.

Forms of rupturewort

pluralruptureworts

Origin of rupturewort

From rupture + wort. Possibly related to the taxonomic name Herniaria, which is based on Latin hernia (whence English hernia), a condition where part of the body abnormally extrudes into another part, thus causing a rupture.

Questions about rupturewort

What does rupturewort mean?
Rupturewort means a plant of the genus Herniaria, especially Herniaria glabra, formerly used in the treatment of hernia and for other medicinal purposes.
What part of speech is rupturewort?
Rupturewort is a noun.
What is the plural of rupturewort?
The plural of rupturewort is ruptureworts.

Words near rupturewort in the dictionary

  1. ruptured membrane
  2. ruptured membranes
  3. ruptureless
  4. ruptures
  5. ruptures of membranes
  6. rupturewort
  7. ruptureworts
  8. rupturing
  9. rupturist
  10. rupturists
  11. Rupununi

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