spearwort
English
lesser spearwort, Ranunculus flammula
Etymology
From Middle English sperwort, sperewort, from Old English sperewyrt, i.e. spear + wort.
Noun
spearwort (countable and uncountable, plural spearworts)
- Any of various perennial herbaceous plants in the Ranunculus (buttercup) genus.
- 1757, John Dyer, “Book I”, in The Fleece: A Poem […] , London: R. and J. Dodsley, page 40:
- Nor taint-worm ſhall infect the yeaning herds / Nor penny-graſs, nor ſpearwort's poiſ'nous leaf.
Derived terms
- adder's-tongue spearwort (Ranunculus ophioglossifolius)
- creeping spearwort (Ranunculus flammula)
- greater spearwort, great spearwort (Ranunculus lingua)
- lesser spearwort (Ranunculus flammula)
- low spearwort (Ranunculus pusillus)
- water spearwort (Ranunculus lingua)
- water-plantain spearwort (Ranunculus ambigens)
References
spearwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ranunculus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ranunculus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.