rupturewort

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A plant of the genus Herniaria, especially Herniaria glabra, formerly used in the treatment of hernia and for other medicinal purposes.
  2. A West Indian plant (Alternanthera sessilis, syn. Alternanthera polygonoides), somewhat resembling burstwort.

词形变化

ruptureworts plural

词源

From rupture + wort. Possibly related to the taxonomic name Herniaria, which is based on Latin hernia (whence English hernia), a condition where part of the body abnormally extrudes into another part, thus causing a rupture.
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