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rupturewort


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rupturewort  \Rup"ture*wort"\  (?;  135),  n.  (Bot.) 
  a  Same  as  {Burstwort}. 
  b  A  West  Indian  plant  ({Alternanthera  polygonoides}) 
  somewhat  resembling  burstwort. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rupturewort 
  n  :  common  prostrate  Old  World  herb  often  used  as  a  ground 
  cover;  formerly  reputed  to  cure  ruptures  [syn:  {Hernaria 
  glabra}] 




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