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Moonwort

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. See grape fern.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The herb lunary or honesty. See honesty.

n. Any fern of the genus Botrychium, esp. Botrychium Lunaria; -- so named from the crescent-shaped segments of its frond.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A fern, Botrychium Lunaria. See lunary, 2, and cut under Botrychium.

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n. of America and Eurasia and Australia

Word Usage

"On the other side of the railway, through Botrychium Bridge named after the moonwort that grew on the bank near by and Second Bog Outflow, was the mysterious Great Bog, where the snipe lay so close they could go off like landmines from under your boot."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

grape fern

Cross Reference

hemlock-leafed moonwort

Variant

honesty