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单词 pennywort
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Definition of pennywort in English:

pennywort

noun ˈpɛnɪwəːtˈpɛniwərt
  • Any of a number of plants with rounded leaves.

    有圆形叶子的植物,尤指

    ('wall pennywort') a small Eurasian plant that grows in crevices (Umbilicus rupestris, family Crassulaceae).Also called cotyledon or navelwort

    ('marsh' or 'water pennywort') a small creeping or floating plant of marshy places (Hydrocotyle vulgaris, family Umbelliferae).Also called navelwort

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Water-starwort makes its particular kind of dimpling, and marsh pennywort makes another.
    • The seeds of pennywort are used occasionally as food by waterfowl.
    • You hike through that tunnel of live oak, cool shade and wren song, then climb the stairs that top out on a high dune strewn with pennywort.
    • Smaller herbs are marsh pennywort and camphor weed (both also common in U.S. wetlands).
    • I just went to a new international farmers market and saw fresh pennywort for the first time.

Definition of pennywort in US English:

pennywort

nounˈpɛniwərtˈpenēwərt
  • Any of a number of plants with rounded leaves.

    有圆形叶子的植物,尤指

    a creeping perennial of the genus Hydrocotyle, family Umbelliferae: numerous species, including the North American water pennywort (H. americana)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You hike through that tunnel of live oak, cool shade and wren song, then climb the stairs that top out on a high dune strewn with pennywort.
    • The seeds of pennywort are used occasionally as food by waterfowl.
    • Smaller herbs are marsh pennywort and camphor weed (both also common in U.S. wetlands).
    • I just went to a new international farmers market and saw fresh pennywort for the first time.
    • Water-starwort makes its particular kind of dimpling, and marsh pennywort makes another.
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