n. the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny.
n. (Bot.) A European trailing herb (Linaria Cymbalaria) with roundish, reniform leaves. It is often cultivated in hanging baskets. [ 1913 Webster ]
March pennywort,
Water pennywort
n.
The priests sold the better pennyworths. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Bot.) Marsh pennywort. See under Marsh. [ 1913 Webster ]