moneywort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A prostrate perennial of species, Lysimachia nummularia, native to Europe, having yellow flowers.
  2. Any plant of genus Alysicarpus, of Old World tropics and subtropics.
  3. coastal waterhyssop, Indian pennywort (Bacopa monnieri).

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌnɪwəːt/

Word forms

moneywort moneyworts

Etymology

From money + wort.

Synonyms

creeping Jenny, creeping Charlie, herb twopence

Related words

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