rupturewort Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures
    Hernaria glabra.

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Rup"ture*wort" noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) (a) Same as Burstwort. (b) A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides) somewhat resembling burstwort.

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