pennywort

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noun

Any member of the species Umbilicus rupestris of succulent, perennial flowering plants (penny-pies, wall pennywort, kidney wort, navelwort) in the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae).

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Asiatic pennywortgotu kolaIndian pennywortspade leafliverwortmore there
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Meanings

nounpennywort (countable and uncountable, plural pennyworts)

plural pennyworts

  1. Any of several not closely related plants around the world, generally with round leaves of about the shape and size of a penny.
    1. countableuncountableAny member of the species Umbilicus rupestris of succulent, perennial flowering plants (penny-pies, wall pennywort, kidney wort, navelwort) in the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae).
    2. countableuncountableAny aquatic or semi-aquatic plant in the genus Hydrocotyle (water pennywort, Indian pennywort, marsh penny, thick-leaved pennywort, and white rot).
    3. countableuncountablesuch as edible dollarweed (Hydrocotyle umbellata).
    4. countableuncountableAnemone hepatica.

      Synonyms: liverwort, more there

    5. countableuncountableVirginia pennywort (Obolaria virginica)
    6. countableuncountableAny member of the species Cymbalaria aequitriloba, a plant with tiny ivy-like leaves and copious purple-pink flowers with yellow throats.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn edible Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica)

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Asiatic pennywortgotu kolaIndian pennywortspade leaf

nounAnemone hepatica.

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liverwortmore there

Origin

  1. Middle Englishpenywort
  2. Englishpennywort

From Middle English penywort; equivalent to penny + wort.

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Translations

Bulgarian виделиче
  • виделиче (videliče)Umbilicus rupestris
Dutch waternavel
  • waternavelplant in the genus Hydrocotyle
Finnish kallionapalehti, rauniokilkka
  • kallionapalehtiUmbilicus rupestris
  • rauniokilkkaCymbalaria muralis
  • sammakonputkiplant in the genus Hydrocotyle
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APA

pennywort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennywort

MLA

“pennywort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennywort. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pennywort,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennywort.

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