Etymology

spearwort

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Today it means: Any of various perennial herbaceous plants in the Ranunculus (buttercup) genus. Full definition →

Middle English sperwort ← Old English sperewyrt
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  1. Old English · inherited fromsperewyrt
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsperwort
  3. English todayspearwort

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

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