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moneywort

[ muhn-ee-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun

  1. a creeping plant, Lysimachia nummularia, of the primrose family, having roundish leaves and solitary yellow flowers.


moneywort

/ ˈmʌnɪˌwɜːt /

noun

  1. a European and North American creeping primulaceous plant, Lysimachia nummularia, with round leaves and yellow flowers Also calledcreeping Jennie
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of moneywort1

First recorded in 1570–80; money + wort 2
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Example Sentences

For inside and in shady situations the following are suitable: tradescantia, parlour ivy, moneywort, vinca smilax, climbing fern, asparagus fern, dracæna, coleus, centaurea, sword fern, and Boston fern.

If the position is a shaded one, the drooping plants might be of the following: tradescantia, Kenilworth ivy, senecio* or parlor ivy, sedums, moneywort,* vinca, smilax,* lygodium* or climbing fern.

On the other hand, some plants had the reputation of attracting serpents, one of these being the moneywort or creeping loosestrife, with which they were said to heal themselves when wounded.

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