English Explanatory Dictionary

spearwort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of various perennial herbaceous plants in the Ranunculus (buttercup) genus.

Word forms

spearwort spearworts

Etymology

From Middle English sperwort, sperewort, from Old English sperewyrt, i.e. spear + wort.

Derived words

adder's-tongue spearwort creeping spearwort greater spearwort great spearwort lesser spearwort low spearwort water-plantain spearwort water spearwort

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