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ˈclovewort
[OE. clufwyrt f. clufu, clove1, bulb + wyrt plant. In sense 3 f. clove n.2]
1. [OE.] A (? bulbous) buttercup: see quot.
c1000Sax. Leechd. I. 100 Ðeos wyrt þe man batracion & oðrum naman clufwyrt nemneð. 1886Britten & Holland Plant-n. App., Clovewort. Mr. Friend tells us that Ranunculus acris is still so called at Brackley (Nhamp.).
†2. The common Avens, Geum urbanum (Culpeper). (Britten and Holl.) Obs.
3. A book-name for the plants of the family Caryophyllaceæ. |