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creeping jennie

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mon⋅ey⋅wort

[muhn-ee-wurt, -wawrt]
–noun
a creeping plant, Lysimachia nummularia, of the primrose family, having roundish leaves and solitary yellow flowers.
Also called creeping Charlie, creeping Jennie, creeping Jenny.


Origin:
1570–80; money + wort 2
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creeping Jen·nie also creeping Jen·ny   (jěn'ē)   
n.  See moneywort.
mon·ey·wort   (mŭn'ē-wûrt', -wôrt')   
n.  A European creeping plant (Lysimachia nummularia) naturalized in eastern North America, having rounded, opposite leaves and single, axillary yellow flowers. Also called creeping Charlie, creeping Jennie.

[From the round shape of its leaves.]
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