RUPTUREWORT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures

Synonyms:

Hernaria glabra; rupturewort

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("rupturewort" is a kind of...):

ground cover; groundcover (low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow)

Holonyms ("rupturewort" is a member of...):

genus Hernaria; Hernaria (low-growing Old World herbs with minute bright green leaves)

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