RUPTUREWORT - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures

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	Synonyms:	Hernaria glabra

	See Also:	genus Hernaria, ground cover, groundcover, Hernaria

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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