spear·wort
(spîr′wûrt′, -wôrt′)n. Any of several plants of the genus Ranunculus of the buttercup family, having lance-shaped leaves and yellow flowers.
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spearwort
(ˈspɪəˌwɜːt) n (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 Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
spear•wort
(ˈspɪərˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt)
n. any of several buttercups having lance-shaped leaves and small flowers, as Ranunculus ambigens, of the eastern U.S., growing in mud.
[before 1000]
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