moneywort

[muhn-ee-wurt, -wawrt]

noun

1. a creeping plant, Lysimachia nummularia, of the primrose family, having roundish leaves and solitary yellow flowers.

moneywort

/ ˈmʌnɪˌwɜːt /

noun

1. Also called: creeping Jennie. a European and North American creeping primulaceous plant, Lysimachia nummularia, with round leaves and yellow flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of moneywort¹

First recorded in 1570–80; money + wort ²

Example Sentences

For inside and in shady situations the following are suitable: tradescantia, parlour ivy, moneywort, vinca smilax, climbing fern, asparagus fern, dracæna, coleus, centaurea, sword fern, and Boston fern.

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If the position is a shaded one, the drooping plants might be of the following: tradescantia, Kenilworth ivy, senecio* or parlor ivy, sedums, moneywort,* vinca, smilax,* lygodium* or climbing fern.

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On the other hand, some plants had the reputation of attracting serpents, one of these being the moneywort or creeping loosestrife, with which they were said to heal themselves when wounded.

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