navelwort

English

Etymology

navel +‎ wort

Noun

navelwort (countable and uncountable, plural navelworts)

Certain plants with features reminiscent of a human navel.
1. Umbilicus spp., especially Umbilicus rupestris), a European perennial succulent herb with round, peltate leaves with a central depression.
2. Omphalodes spp., with seeds reminiscent of a navel.
3. Marsh pennywort, herbs of genera Hydrocotyle or Centella.

Derived terms

Translations

Unbilicus spp.

Bulgarian: пъп m (pǎp)
Catalan: herba de melic, barretets
Galician: please add this translation if you can
German: Venusnabel m, Nabelkraut n
Welsh: bogail y forwyn f, bogail Gwener f

Omphaloides spp.

Greek:
Ancient: please add this translation if you can

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Galician: couselo m
Greek:
Ancient: κοτυληδών f (kotulēdṓn)

References

navelwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“navelwort”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“navelwort”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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