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crowfoot

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrəʊˌfʊt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krō′fŏŏt′)

Inflections of 'crowfoot' (n):

crowfoots: npl (For plants except caltrop)

crowfeet: npl (All other usages)

crow•foot (krō′fŏŏt′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -foots for 1, 2, -feet for 3–6.

Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Ranunculus, esp. one with divided leaves suggestive of a crow's foot;
buttercup.
any of various other plants with leaves or other parts suggestive of a bird's foot, as certain species of the genus Geranium.
Plant Biologycaltrop (def. 1).
Nautical, Naval Termsan arrangement of several bridlelike ropes rove through a suspended euphroe to support the backbone of an awning at a number of points.
Cinema, Radio and Television[Motion Pictures, Television.]a three-legged device placed under a tripod to keep the camera from slipping.
(on an architectural or engineering drawing) a-shaped mark the apex of which is a reference point.

late Middle English crowefote. See crow¹, foot 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

crowfoot /ˈkrəʊˌfʊt/ n ( pl -foots)

any of several plants of the genus Ranunculus, such as R. sceleratus and R. aquatilis (water crowfoot) that have yellow or white flowers and divided leaves resembling the foot of a crow
See also buttercup

'crowfoot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

buttercup - Hodgkin - ranunculus - backbone - crow's-foot - euphroe

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