noun
- plural of spearwort; aquatic or marsh plants of the buttercup family with narrow, spear-shaped leaves and yellow flowers
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The spearworts grew abundantly along the marshy edges of the pond.
- Lesser spearworts are common in wet meadows throughout the region.
- The botanist identified several species of spearworts in the wetland survey.
- Spearworts prefer shallow water and muddy soil conditions.
- The bright yellow flowers of the spearworts bloomed in early summer.
- Wildlife photographers often capture images of spearworts in their natural habitat.