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Noun: rupturewort
  1. Common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures
    "Rupturewort forms dense mats in rocky or sandy soils";
    - Herniaria glabra

Derived forms: ruptureworts

Type of: ground cover, groundcover

Part of: genus Hernaria, Herniaria

Encyclopedia: Rupturewort