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Meaning of moonwort | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmuːnwəːt

Definitions

  1. A small fern, Botrychium lunaria (lesser moonwort); later, any member of the genus.
  2. Lunaria annua (greater moonwort); also known as honesty and annual honesty.
    UK, US, regional

Equivalents

Cymraeg lloer-redyn
Suomi noidanlukko
Íslenska tungljurt
日本語 合田草 姫花蕨
Polski podejźrzon

Examples

“Moonwort is an herb which they say⟳ will open⟳ locks, and unshoe such horses as tread upon it.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Moony MOOP moor moor buzzard moor grass moor macaque

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