rupturewort

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noun

A plant of the genus Herniaria, especially Herniaria glabra, formerly used in the treatment of hernia and for other medicinal purposes.

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Hernaria glabraHerniaria glabra
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Meanings

nounrupturewort (plural ruptureworts)

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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncommon prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures

Similar
Hernaria glabraHerniaria glabra
Broader
groundcoverground cover
Also see
mukunuwenna

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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.

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Translations

French turquette
  • turquetteAny Herniaria species
German Bruchkraut
  • BruchkrautAny Herniaria species
Italian erniaria
  • erniariaAny Herniaria species
Spanish herniaria
  • herniariaAny Herniaria species
Turkish kasık otu
  • kasık otuAny Herniaria species
Cite this entry
APA

rupturewort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rupturewort

MLA

“rupturewort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rupturewort. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rupturewort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rupturewort.

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