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English 1 sense of the word whitlowwort:
NOUNplantwhitlowwortany of various low-growing tufted plants of the genus Paronychia having tiny greenish flowers and usually whorled leaves
Englishwhitlowwort: 1 sense noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of various low-growing tufted plants of the genus Paronychia having tiny greenish flowers and usually whorled leaves; widespread throughout warm regions of both Old and New Worlds; formerly thought to cure whitlows (suppurative infections around a fingernail).
Member ofParonychia, genus Paronychialow-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants
Broadergroundcover, ground coverlow-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow

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