"spearwort" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spearworts [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English sperwort, sperewort, from Old English sperewyrt, i.e. spear + wort. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sperwort}} Middle English sperwort, {{inh|en|ang|sperewyrt}} Old English sperewyrt, {{compound|en|spear|wort}} spear + wort Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spearwort (countable and uncountable, plural spearworts)
  1. Any of various perennial herbaceous plants in the Ranunculus (buttercup) genus. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Buttercup family plants Derived forms: adder's-tongue spearwort (taxonomic: Ranunculus ophioglossifolius), creeping spearwort (taxonomic: Ranunculus flammula), greater spearwort, great spearwort (taxonomic: Ranunculus lingua), lesser spearwort (taxonomic: Ranunculus flammula), low spearwort (taxonomic: Ranunculus pusillus), water spearwort (taxonomic: Ranunculus lingua), water-plantain spearwort (taxonomic: Ranunculus ambigens)
    Sense id: en-spearwort-en-noun-4PU-C6XJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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