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herb twopence

noun

Etymology

Suggested by Maud Grieve to be due to the leaves looking like rows of paired pennies.

Definitions

  1. Moneywort (Lysimachia nummularia).

    • Herbe 2 pence
    • Have you one name? I have many: / “Wandering Sailor”, “Creeping Jenny”, / “Money-wort”, and of the rest / “Strings of Sovereigns” is the best, / (That’s my yellow flowers, you see.) / “Meadow Runagates” is me, / And “Herb Twopence”.

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