spearwort
English
Etymology
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.
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)
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