liverwort
nounUK /ˈlɪvəwɜːt/
US /ˈlɪvərwɜːrt/
A liverwort is a small green plant that grows in damp, shady places and has no flowers.
We found liverwort growing on the wet rocks beside the stream.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Any of various small flowerless plants of the class Hepaticae, often with a flat leafy or ribbon-like body.
The botanist classified the specimen as a leafy liverwort.
3. A plant formerly believed to be useful in treating liver disorders, from which its name derives.
In old herbals, liverwort was listed as a remedy for the liver.
4. A patch or growth of such plants forming a green mat on damp ground or bark.
A thick liverwort covered the shaded bank near the waterfall.