moonwort en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmuːnwəːt/ (UK)
Etymology
From moon + wort.
Meanings
-
A small fern, Botrychium lunaria (lesser moonwort); later, any member of the genus.
Moonwort is an herb which they say will open locks, and unshoe such horses as tread upon it.
1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 194:
- (UK, US, regional) Lunaria annua (greater moonwort); also known as honesty and annual honesty.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moonworts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
pl podejźrzon (Botrychium lunaria) · hu holdruta (Botrychium lunaria) · ro limba-cucului (Botrychium lunaria) · ja 姫花蕨 (Botrychium lunaria) · is tungljurt (Botrychium lunaria) · ja 合田草 (Lunaria annua) · fi ketonoidanlukko (Botrychium lunaria) · fi kesäkuuruoho (Lunaria annua) · cy lloer-redyn (Botrychium lunaria) · hu kerti holdviola (Lunaria annua)