Spearwort

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various perennial herbaceous plants in the Ranunculus (buttercup) genus. countable, uncountable

    "Nor taint-worm ſhall infect the yeaning herds / Nor penny-graſs, nor ſpearwort's poiſ'nous leaf."

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buttercup

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"Nor taint-worm ſhall infect the yeaning herds / Nor penny-graſs, nor ſpearwort's poiſ'nous leaf."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

adder's-tongue spearwortcreeping spearwortgreat spearwortgreater spearwortlesser spearwortlow spearwortwater spearwortwater-plantain spearwort

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