MONEYWORT

moneywort, creeping Jenny, creeping Charlie, Lysimachia nummularia

(noun) a loosestrife vine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

moneywort (plural moneyworts)

A European vine, Lysimachia nummularia, having yellow flowers; creeping Jenny, creeping Charlie.

Source: Wiktionary


Mon"ey*wort`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A trailing plant (Lysimachia Nummularia), with rounded opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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