LESSER SPEARWORT

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Meaning:

Semiaquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears; naturalized in New Zealand

Synonyms:

lesser spearwort; Ranunculus flammula

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("lesser spearwort" is a kind of...):

bog plant; marsh plant; swamp plant (a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath)

Holonyms ("lesser spearwort" is a member of...):

genus Ranunculus; Ranunculus (annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot)

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