different between navelwort vs kidneywort

English

Etymology

navel +? wort

Noun

navelwort (countable and uncountable, plural navelworts)

1. 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

• blue navelwort (Omphalodes verna)
• Cappadocian navelwort (Omphalodes cappadocica)
• creeping navelwort (Omphalodes verna)
• sea navelwort (Androsace spp.)
• Venus's navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris, syn. Cotyledon umbilicus; Omphalodes linifolia)
• water navelwort (Hydrocotyle umbellata)
• white navelwort (Omphalodes linifolia)

Translations

References

• navelwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• navelwort in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• navelwort at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

kidney +? wort

Noun

kidneywort (uncountable)

1. hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
2. navelwort