MOONWORT

moonwort, common moonwort, Botrychium lunaria

(noun) of America and Eurasia and Australia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

moonwort (plural moonworts)

A small fern, Botrychium lunaria (lesser moonwort); later, any member of the genus. [from 15th c.]

(now US, UK regional) Lunaria annua (greater moonwort); also known as Honesty and Actual Honesty. [from 16th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Moon"wort`, n. (Bot.) (a) The herb lunary or honesty. See Honesty. (b) Any fern of the genus Botrychium, esp. B. Lunaria; -- so named from the crescent-shaped segments of its frond.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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