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Synonyms of liverwort

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Another word for liverwort is hepatic. Other synonyms of liverwort are liverleaf, kidneywort, pennywort and liverweed.

Synonyms and similar words for liverwort

nounA type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte...

  • hepaticA liverwort (kind of plant).

nounA common flowering perennial herb of northern woodlands, Hepatica nobilis (syn. Anemone hepatica)...

  • liverleafA common flowering perennial herb of northern woodlands, Hepatica nobilis (syn. Anemone hepatica), used in traditional...
  • kidneywortHepatica nobilis; any hepatica (Hepatica spp.).
  • pennywortAnemone hepatica.
  • liverweedAny of certain North American species of Hepatica; any species thereof, North American or otherwise.

Meaning of liverwort

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun A common flowering perennial herb of northern woodlands, Hepatica nobilis (syn. Anemone hepatica), used in traditional European herbal medicine.

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Questions about synonyms of liverwort

What is another word for liverwort?
Liverwort has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hepatic, liverleaf, kidneywort, pennywort and liverweed.
What does liverwort mean?
Liverwort means 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.

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