money-in-both-pockets

noun

A flowering plant of species Lunaria annua.

Similar
annual honesty
OriginEnglish pockets ← Middle English pocket ← Anglo-Norman poket →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A flowering plant of species Lunaria annua.

    Synonyms: annual honesty

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA flowering plant of species Lunaria annua.

Similar
annual honesty

Origin

  1. LatinMonēta
  2. Latinmonēta
  3. Old Frenchmoneie
  4. Old Frenchmonoie
  5. Anglo-Normanmuneie
  6. Middle Englishmoneye
  7. Englishmoney
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  9. Proto-Germanic*in
  10. Proto-West Germanic*in
  11. Old Englishin
  12. Middle Englishin
  13. Englishin
  14. Middle Englishbothe
  15. Englishboth
  16. Proto-Germanic*puhô
  17. Frankish*pokō
  18. Old Frenchpoche
  19. Anglo-Normanpoket
  20. Middle Englishpocket
  21. Englishpocket
  22. Englishpockets
  23. Englishmoney-in-both-pockets

From money + in + both + pockets. The name refers to the unique shape of its silique membranes, which resemble a silver coin.

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APA

money-in-both-pockets. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money-in-both-pockets

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“money-in-both-pockets.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money-in-both-pockets. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “money-in-both-pockets,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money-in-both-pockets.

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