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    RUPTUREWORT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure rupturesplay

    Synonyms:

    Hernaria glabra; rupturewort

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("rupturewort" is a kind of...):

    ground cover; groundcover (low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow)

    Holonyms ("rupturewort" is a member of...):

    genus Hernaria; Hernaria (low-growing Old World herbs with minute bright green leaves)

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