Crowfoot

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Any of numerous plants of the genus Ranunculus that have palmately cleft or divided leaves.
  • noun. Any of several other plants having leaves or other parts somewhat resembling a bird's foot.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An iron ball with four spikes arranged so that one always points upwards, used to delay the advance of mounted troops and infantry; a caltrop.
  • noun. A set of small lines passed through holes of a batten or fitting to help support the backbone of an awning.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The wind-flower, Anemone nemorosa.
  • noun. Nautical: A device consisting of small lines rove through a block of wood, fastened to the backbone of an awning, to keep it from sagging in the middle. A similar arrangement was formerly used to keep the foot-ropes of topsails from chafing against the top-rim.
  • noun. In a ship-of-war, an iron stand fixed at one end to a table and hooked at the other to a beam above, on which the mess-kids, etc., are hung.
  • noun. In botany, the name of the common species of Ranunculus or buttercup, having divided leaves and bright-yellow flowers. See Ranunculus.
  • noun. A caltrop.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The genus Ranunculus, of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty.
  • noun. A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by.
  • noun. A caltrop.
  • noun. A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any of many plants, mostly of the genus Ranunculus, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
  • Word Usage
    "The zinc is, as a rule, of crowfoot form, as shown, whence this cell derives the commonly applied name of _crowfoot cell_."
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