lesser spearwort

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

   SynonymsRanunculus flammula

   Broadermarsh plant

   Part ofRanunculus

Questions about lesser spearwort

What does lesser spearwort mean?

lesser spearwort means "semiaquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears; naturalized in New Zealand".

What is another word for lesser spearwort?

Close synonyms include Ranunculus flammula. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lesser spearwort a common word?

lesser spearwort is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.