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crowfoot
CIDE DICTIONARY
crowfoot, n.
- The genus
Ranunculus , of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty. [1913 Webster] - A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by. [1913 Webster]
- A caltrop. [1913 Webster]
- A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc. Raymond. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
crowfoot, n. any of various aquatic plants of the genus Ranunculus, with white buttercup-like flowers held above the water.
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