kidneywort

[ kid-nee-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun
  1. the navelwort, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having drooping yellowish-green flowers.

Origin of kidneywort

1
1630–40; kidney + wort2, from its use in treating kidney ailments

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