kidneywort

kidneywort
/kid"nee werrt', -wawrt'/, n.
the navelwort, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having drooping yellowish-green flowers.
[1630-40; KIDNEY + WORT2, from its use in treating kidney ailments]

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