Rupturewort

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rupturewort \Rup"ture*wort"\ (?; 135), n. (Bot.)
     (a) Same as {Burstwort}.
     (b) A West Indian plant ({Alternanthera polygonoides})
         somewhat resembling burstwort.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rupturewort
       n : common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground
           cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures [syn: {Hernaria
           glabra}]