
Meaning of WATER CROWFOOT
| Pronunciation: | | 'wotur 'krow`fût
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America |
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| | Synonyms: | | Ranunculus aquatilis, water buttercup |
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| | See Also: | | aquatic plant, genus Ranunculus, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, Ranunculus, water plant | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Wa"ter crow"foot`\ (Bot.)
An aquatic kind of buttercup ({Ranunculus aquatilis}), used
as food for cattle in parts of England.
{Great water crowfoot}, an American water plant ({Ranunculus
multifidus}), having deep yellow flowers.
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