'Rupturewort' definitions:
Definition of 'rupturewort'
(from WordNet)
noun
Common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures [syn: rupturewort, Hernaria glabra]
Definition of 'Rupturewort'
From: GCIDE
- Rupturewort \Rup"ture*wort"\ (?; 135), n. (Bot.) (a) Same as Burstwort. (b) A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides) somewhat resembling burstwort. [1913 Webster]