Etymology

pennywort

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Today it means: Any member of the species Umbilicus rupestris of succulent, perennial flowering plants (penny-pies, wall pennywort, kidney wort, navelwort) in the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae). Full definition →

Middle English penywort
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  1. Middle English · inherited frompenywort
  2. English todaypennywort

From Middle English penywort; equivalent to penny + wort.

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