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creeping Jennie

noun

moneywort.

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Origin of creeping Jennie

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby creeping Jennie

creepie, creeping, creeping bent grass, creeping eruption, creeping fescue, creeping Jennie, creeping Jesus, creeping juniper, creeping thistle, creeps, creep up on
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British Dictionary definitions for creeping Jennie

creeping Jennie

US and Canadian creeping Charlie

/ (ˈdʒɛnɪ) /

noun

other names for moneywort
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