pennywort
noun
pen·ny·wort
ˈpe-nē-ˌwərt 
-ˌwȯrt
plural pennyworts
: any of several low-growing, usually round-leaved plants: such as
a
: any of several aquatic or semi-aquatic European creeping plants (genus Hydrocotyle) of the carrot family that have small rounded leaves with scalloped edges
especially
: money plant sense 3
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The plant extract is an antioxidant-rich, medicinal herb known by many names, including Indian pennywort and tiger grass.
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Lisa Desantis, Health, 1 June 2024
The 98% natural primer also helps to soothe tightness, flaky patches, and irritation thanks to soothing Asiatic pennywort.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
Most of these venues offer much more than chè, including savory snacks, baked goods, and traditional drinks like fresh sugarcane juice and pennywort juice—so come hungry and thirsty.
—Dan Q. Dao, Chron, 6 Sep. 2022
Botanical extracts like seaweed, arjun tree, and pennywort add even more hydration, plumping, and brightening effects.
—Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2022
Minari, a hardy edible plant that grows on the edges of ponds and rivers in Asia, is known by many other names: Chinese celery, Indian pennywort, Japanese parsley.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2021
In Bangladesh, the government has limited mobile internet access for many Rohingya, creating an information vacuum that has allowed rumors to flourish:
Eating garlic or the pennywort leaf will ward off the virus, Rohingya refugees have been told.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2020
In fact, marsh pennywort foliage looks quite like nasturtium.
—Kenneth Setzer, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 Aug. 2017
Possibly because of their use as aquarium plants, some species of pennywort have morphed into non-native invasive weeds.
—Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald, 6 July 2017
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Lisa Desantis, Health, 1 June 2024
The 98% natural primer also helps to soothe tightness, flaky patches, and irritation thanks to soothing Asiatic pennywort.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
Most of these venues offer much more than chè, including savory snacks, baked goods, and traditional drinks like fresh sugarcane juice and pennywort juice—so come hungry and thirsty.
—Dan Q. Dao, Chron, 6 Sep. 2022
Botanical extracts like seaweed, arjun tree, and pennywort add even more hydration, plumping, and brightening effects.
—Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2022
Minari, a hardy edible plant that grows on the edges of ponds and rivers in Asia, is known by many other names: Chinese celery, Indian pennywort, Japanese parsley.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2021
In Bangladesh, the government has limited mobile internet access for many Rohingya, creating an information vacuum that has allowed rumors to flourish:
Eating garlic or the pennywort leaf will ward off the virus, Rohingya refugees have been told.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2020
In fact, marsh pennywort foliage looks quite like nasturtium.
—Kenneth Setzer, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 Aug. 2017
Possibly because of their use as aquarium plants, some species of pennywort have morphed into non-native invasive weeds.
—Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald, 6 July 2017
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