spear·wort (spîr wûrt , -wôrt)n. Any of several plants related to the buttercups, especially Ranunculus flammula, native to Eurasia, having lance-shaped leaves and yellow flowers. |
spearwort [ˈspɪəˌwɜːt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several Eurasian ranunculaceous plants of the genus Ranunculus, such as R. flammula (lesser spearwort) and R. lingua (great spearwort), which grow in wet places and have long narrow leaves and yellow flowers See also buttercup
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