- spearwort
- noun Date: 14th century any of several buttercups (especially Ranunculus flammula) with spear-shaped leaves
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Spearwort — Spear wort , n. [AS. sperewyrt.] (Bot.) A name given to several species of crowfoot ({Ranunculus}) which have spear shaped leaves. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spearwort — vėdrynas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Vėdryninių (Ranunculaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Ranunculus). atitikmenys: lot. Ranunculus angl. buttercup; crowfoot; ranunculus; spearwort vok. Hahnenfuß; Ranunkeln rus. лютик lenk. jaskier … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
spearwort — /spear werrt , wawrt /, n. any of several buttercups having lance shaped leaves and small flowers, as Ranunculus ambigens, of the eastern U.S., growing in mud. [bef. 1000; ME sperewort, OE sperewyrt. See SPEAR1, WORT2] * * * … Universalium
spearwort — noun Any of various perennial herbaceous plants in the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) genus … Wiktionary
spearwort — noun an aquatic buttercup with long, narrow spear shaped leaves. [Ranunculus flammula and R. lingua.] … English new terms dictionary
spearwort — spear•wort [[t]ˈspɪərˌwɜrt, ˌwɔrt[/t]] n. bot (boi pln) any of several buttercups having lance shaped leaves and small flowers, as Ranunculus ambigens, of the eastern U.S., growing in mud • Etymology: bef. 1000 … From formal English to slang
spearwort — n. an aquatic plant, Ranunculus lingua, with thick hollow stems, long narrow spear shaped leaves, and yellow flowers … Useful english dictionary
lesser spearwort — noun semiaquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears; naturalized in New Zealand • Syn: ↑Ranunculus flammula • Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑swamp plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Ranunculus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Adder's-tongue Spearwort — is an aquatic member of the Buttercup family of plants, with small, bright yellow buttercup like flowers. Also known as the Badgeworth Buttercup this plant has been the subject of considerable conservation effort from Gloucestershire Wildlife… … Wikipedia
greater spearwort — noun semiaquatic European crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears • Syn: ↑Ranunculus lingua • Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑swamp plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Ranunculus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
