spearwort

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English

lesser spearwort, Ranunculus flammula

Etymology

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

Noun

spearwort (countable and uncountable, plural spearworts)

  1. Any of various perennial herbaceous plants in the Ranunculus (buttercup) genus.
    • 1757, John Dyer, “Book I”, in The Fleece: A Poem ‎, London: R. and J. Dodsley, page 40:
      Nor taint-worm ſhall infect the yeaning herds / Nor penny-graſs, nor ſpearwort's poiſ'nous leaf.

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