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liverwort

noun
/ˈlɪv.ə.wɜːt/UK/ˈlɪv.ɚ.wɝːt/US

Etymology

From Middle English lyverwort, liverwort, from Old English liferwyrt, equivalent to liver + wort, from the belief that some species looked like livers and were useful for treating the liver medicinally.

  1. inherited from liferwyrt
  2. inherited from lyverwort

Definitions

  1. A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant…

    A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.

    • The liverworts are either thallose, without any differentiation into stem and leaves, or leafy.

  2. A common flowering perennial herb of northern woodlands, Hepatica nobilis (syn. Anemone…

    A common flowering perennial herb of northern woodlands, Hepatica nobilis (syn. Anemone hepatica), used in traditional European herbal medicine.

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Derived

leafy liverwort

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