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navelwort

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

Certain plants with features reminiscent of a human navel.

Omphalodes spp., with seeds reminiscent of a navel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

Certain plants with features reminiscent of a human navel.

Marsh pennywort, herbs of genera Hydrocotyle or Centella.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From navel + wort.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пъп (pǎp) — Unbilicus spp.
  • Catalan: herba de melic — Unbilicus spp.
  • Catalan: barretets — Unbilicus spp.
  • Dutch: muurnavel — Unbilicus spp.
  • German: Venusnabel — Unbilicus spp.
  • German: Nabelkraut — Unbilicus spp.
  • Turkish: saksıgüzeli — Unbilicus spp.
  • Turkish: nasır otu — Unbilicus spp.
  • Welsh: bogail y forwyn — Unbilicus spp.
  • Welsh: bogail Gwener — Unbilicus spp.
  • Russian: пупо́чник (pupóčnik) — Omphaloides spp.