liverwort
pronunciation
How to pronounce liverwort in British English:
UK ['lɪvəwɜ:t]
How to pronounce liverwort in American English:
US ['lɪvəˌwɜt]
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- Noun:
- any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses
Word Origin
- liverwort (n.)
- late Old English lifenwyrt, from lifer (see liver (n.1)) + wyrt (see wort). A loan-translation of Medieval Latin hepatica. Applied to various plants with liver-shaped leaves or that were used to treat liver disorders. Similar formation in German leberkraut.