Obs. [f. BURST sb. + WORT.] An old name for Herniaria glabra, an herb formerly thought helpful for curing ruptures.
1597. Gerard, Herbal, clxiii. 455. [Herniaria] is called … in English Rupture woort, and Burstwoort.
1661. Lovell, Hist. Anim. & Min., 448. Leaves, of burst-wort, marsh-mallows.
