NAVELWORT
Etymology
Noun
navelwort (countable and uncountable, plural navelworts)
Certain plants with features reminiscent of a human navel.
Umbilicus spp, especially Umbilicus rupestris, a European perennial succulent herb with round, peltate leaves with a central depression.
Omphalodes spp, with seeds reminiscent of a navel.
marsh pennywort, herbs of genera Hydrocotyle or Centella.
Source: Wiktionary
Na"vel*wort`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A European perennial succulent herb (Cotyledon umbilicus), having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; -- also called pennywort, and kidneywort.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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