navelwort n. a pennywort.

navelwort n. a pennywort.
navicular adj. & n.
—adj. boat-shaped.
—n. (in full navicular bone) a boat-shaped bone in the foot or hand.
Phrases and idioms:
navicular disease an inflammatory disease of the navicular bone in horses, causing lameness.
Etymology: F naviculaire or LL navicularis f. L navicula dimin. of navis ship

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  • pennywort — /pen ee werrt , wawrt /, n. any of several plants having round or roundish leaves, as the navelwort. [1275 1325; ME penywort. See PENNY, WORT2] * * * …   Universalium

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  • navelwort — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English, from navel + wort 1. : a European succulent herb (Cotyledon umbilicus) having round peltate leaves with a central depression 2. : an herb of the genus Omphalodes of the family Boraginaceae 3. : marsh …   Useful english dictionary

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