rupturewort

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

rupturewort
    n 1: common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground
         cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures [syn:
         {rupturewort}, {Hernaria glabra}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

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