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moneywort

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈmʌnɪwəːt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A prostrate perennial of species, Lysimachia nummularia, native to Europe, having yellow flowers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: creeping Jenny, creeping Charlie, herb twopence

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any plant of genus Alysicarpus, of Old World tropics and subtropics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

coastal waterhyssop, Indian pennywort (Bacopa monnieri).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a loosestrife vine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: creeping Jenny, creeping Charlie, Lysimachia nummularia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: loosestrife

History

Etymology

From money + wort.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: vrbina penízková — Lysimachia nummularia
  • Dutch: penningkruid — Lysimachia nummularia
  • Finnish: suikeroalpi — Lysimachia nummularia
  • French: nummulaire — Lysimachia nummularia
  • West-Frisian: peinjekrûd — Lysimachia nummularia
  • Italian: nummolaria — Lysimachia nummularia
  • Romanian: duminecea — Lysimachia nummularia
  • Romanian: duminecuță — Lysimachia nummularia
  • Spanish: hierba de la moneda — Lysimachia nummularia
  • Vietnamese: cây trân châu — Lysimachia nummularia
  • Welsh: siani lusg — Lysimachia nummularia
  • Welsh: dwygeinioglys — Lysimachia nummularia