Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Herniaria glabra, a low weed of Europe, natural order Illecebraceæ, formerly used in the treatment of hernia. Also called
rupturewort .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A plant (
Herniaria glabra ) supposed to be valuable for the cure of hernia or rupture.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A plant, Herniaria glabra, supposed to be valuable for the cure of
hernia orrupture .
Etymologies
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burst + wort
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