"herb twopence" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Suggested by Maud Grieve to be due to the leaves looking like rows of pennies. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} herb twopence (uncountable)
  1. moneywort (Lysimachia nummularia) Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Primrose family plants
    Sense id: en-herb_twopence-en-noun-LLqouP0- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Undetermined quotations with omitted translation

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