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noun
A plant of the genus Herniaria, especially Herniaria glabra, formerly used in the treatment of hernia and for other medicinal purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A West Indian plant (Alternanthera sessilis, syn. Alternanthera polygonoides), somewhat resembling burstwort.
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noun
common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Hernaria glabra
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Broader terms: groundcover, ground cover
History
From rupture + wort. Possibly related to the taxonomic name Herniaria, which is based on Latin hernia (whence English hernia), a condition where part of the body abnormally extrudes into another part, thus causing a rupture.
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