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pennywort

noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several not closely related plants around the world, generally with round leaves of about the shape and size of a penny.

Any of species Umbilicus rupestris of succulent, perennial flowering plants (penny-pies, wall pennywort, kidney wort, navelwort) in the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae).

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 2

Any of several not closely related plants around the world, generally with round leaves of about the shape and size of a penny.

An edible Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica)

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Synonyms: Asiatic pennywort, gotu kola, Indian pennywort, spade leaf

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Meaning 3

Any of several not closely related plants around the world, generally with round leaves of about the shape and size of a penny.

Any aquatic or semi-aquatic plant in the genus Hydrocotyle (water pennywort, Indian pennywort, marsh penny, thick-leaved pennywort, and white rot).

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Meaning 4

Any of several not closely related plants around the world, generally with round leaves of about the shape and size of a penny.

Any aquatic or semi-aquatic plant in the genus Hydrocotyle (water pennywort, Indian pennywort, marsh penny, thick-leaved pennywort, and white rot).

such as the edible dollarweed (Hydrocotyle umbellata)

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Meaning 5

Any of several not closely related plants around the world, generally with round leaves of about the shape and size of a penny.

Anemone hepatica.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: liverwort, more there

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Meaning 6

Any of several not closely related plants around the world, generally with round leaves of about the shape and size of a penny.

Virginia pennywort (Obolaria virginica)

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Meaning 7

Any of several not closely related plants around the world, generally with round leaves of about the shape and size of a penny.

Ivy-leaved toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis)

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Meaning 8

Any of several not closely related plants around the world, generally with round leaves of about the shape and size of a penny.

Any of species Cymbalaria aequitriloba, a plant with tiny ivy-like leaves and copious purple-pink flowers with yellow throats.

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History

Etymology

From Middle English penywort; equivalent to penny + wort.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: виделиче (videliče) — Umbilicus rupestris
  • Burmese: မြင်းခွာ (mrang:hkwa) — Umbilicus rupestris
  • Finnish: kallionapalehti — Umbilicus rupestris
  • Galician: couselo — Umbilicus rupestris
  • Middle English: peny gras — Umbilicus rupestris
  • Middle English: penywort — Umbilicus rupestris
  • Dutch: waternavel — plant in the genus Hydrocotyle
  • Finnish: sammakonputki — plant in the genus Hydrocotyle
  • Finnish: rauniokilkka — Cymbalaria muralis