navel wort

noun

a European plant, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having fleshy, round leaves and yellowish-green flowers.

any of several low, hairy Eurasian plants belonging to the genus Omphalodes, of the borage family, having loose clusters of white or blue flowers.

water pennywort.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see navel, wort²

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navelwort (ˈneɪv^əlˌwɜːt)

—n
	another name for pennywort

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