pennywort

noun

pen·​ny·​wort ˈpe-nē-ˌwərt 

-ˌwȯrt

plural pennyworts

: any of several low-growing, usually round-leaved plants: such as

a

: any of several aquatic or semi-aquatic European creeping plants (genus Hydrocotyle) of the carrot family that have small rounded leaves with scalloped edges

especially : money plant sense 3

b

: a small perennial herb (Hepatica nobilis synonym Anemone hepatica) of the buttercup family that is found in northern temperate woodlands and that has small purple, pink, blue, or white flowers : hepatica

Examples of pennywort in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Common names include gotu kola, bua-bok, tiger grass, and Indian pennywort. —Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024

The plant extract is an antioxidant-rich, medicinal herb known by many names, including Indian pennywort and tiger grass. —Lisa Desantis, Health, 1 June 2024

The 98% natural primer also helps to soothe tightness, flaky patches, and irritation thanks to soothing Asiatic pennywort. —Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024

Most of these venues offer much more than chè, including savory snacks, baked goods, and traditional drinks like fresh sugarcane juice and pennywort juice—so come hungry and thirsty. —Dan Q. Dao, Chron, 6 Sep. 2022

Botanical extracts like seaweed, arjun tree, and pennywort add even more hydration, plumping, and brightening effects. —Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2022

Minari, a hardy edible plant that grows on the edges of ponds and rivers in Asia, is known by many other names: Chinese celery, Indian pennywort, Japanese parsley. —Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2021

In Bangladesh, the government has limited mobile internet access for many Rohingya, creating an information vacuum that has allowed rumors to flourish: Eating garlic or the pennywort leaf will ward off the virus, Rohingya refugees have been told. —Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2020

In fact, marsh pennywort foliage looks quite like nasturtium. —Kenneth Setzer, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 Aug. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above