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crowfoot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
crow-foot
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many plants, mostly of subgenus Ranunculus subg. Batrachium, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups.

Etymology

From crow + foot.

Inflected Forms

crowfoots (plural) crowfeet (plural)

Derived Forms

crowfootgrass

Phrases

crowfoot cell great water crowfoot water crowfoot crow's foot

Frequently Paired Words

crowfooted crow's foot

Synonyms

gold-knap buttercup butterflower butter-flower goldcup kingcup

Questions

What does crowfoot mean?
Any of many plants, mostly of subgenus Ranunculus subg. Batrachium, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups.
Where does crowfoot come from?
From crow + foot.

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