Definition of Moonwort. Meaning of Moonwort. Synonyms of Moonwort

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Definition of Moonwort

Moonwort
Moonwort 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.

Meaning of Moonwort from wikipedia

- plants in the family Ophioglossaceae. Botrychium species are known as moonworts. They are small, with fleshy roots, and reproduce by spores shed into...
- Ophioglossaceae known by the common name moonwort or common moonwort. It is the most widely distributed moonwort, growing throughout the Northern Hemisphere...
- Northern moonwort is a common name for several ferns and may refer to: Botrychium boreale Botrychium pinnatum, native to North America This page is an...
- family Ophioglossaceae known by the common names triangle-lobe moonwort and upswept moonwort. It is native to North America from British Columbia to northern...
- Ophioglossaceae, commonly called prairiemoonwort, prairie dunewort, Iowa moonwort, or plains grapefern. It was first discovered in 1982 and described a few...
- Soldanella alpina, the alpine snowbell or blue moonwort, is a member of the family Primulaceae native to the Alps and Pyrenees. Sanders, Thomas William...
- Botrychiaceae (moonwort family) was recognized as a segregate family of ferns. The family included the genera Botrychium (the moonworts), Botrypus (the...
- Ophioglossaceae known by the common names western goblin and mountain moonwort. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern...
- Botrychium pumicola, with the common name pumice moonwort, is a rare fern. The fern is endemic to the Modoc Plateau in northern California and Crater Lake...
- the family Ophioglossaceae known by the common names scalloped moonwort and dainty moonwort. It is native to North America from British Columbia to California...