crowfoot
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Noun (1)
- any of various plants of the genus RanunculusSynonyms: buttercupbutterflowerbutter-flowergoldcupkingcupType of herb, herbaceous plantKinds western buttercup, cursed crowfoot, meadow buttercup, common buttercup, creeping buttercup, mountain lilyMember of Ranunculus, genus Ranunculus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Crow′foot′ (kr?′f??t′), noun
1. Botany The genus Ranunculus, of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty.
2. Nautical A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by.
3. Military A caltrop. [Written also crow's-foot.]
4. Well Boring A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc. Raymond, Rossiter Worthington
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54