lesser spearwort

lesser spearwort
noun
semiaquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears; naturalized in New Zealand
Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑swamp plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Ranunculus, ↑genus Ranunculus

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noun
: either of two creeping species of Ranunculus:
a. : an English spearwort (R. flammula) — called also banewort
b. : a spearwort of the United States (R. pusillus)

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