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Definition of Moonworts
1. moonwort [n] - See also: moonwort
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moonworts
Literary usage of Moonworts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"Adder's-tongues and moonworts. There are two principal groups of ferns recognized
by botanists. Of the lower group, the so-called ..."
2. Reports of the Survey (1899)
"Adder's-tongues and moonworts. There are two principal groups of ferns recognized by
... Of the lower group, the so-called grape-ferns or moonworts and the ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1838)
"... or moonworts ? I suppose it is tk Alisma plantago. The dedication of this herb
to the moon, or Diana, fr»* its temperature being considered cold, ..."
4. Class-book of Geology by Archibald Geikie (1903)
"Traces of ferns are consequently abundant among the fossiliferous rocks (Figs.
145, -155, 174). Ophioglossaceae, adder's tongues and moonworts. ..."
5. Wild Flowers of the North American Mountains by Julia W. Henshaw (1915)
"... crenate or entire, fertile portion dense; bud for the following year enclosed
in the base of the stem. The moonworts are extremely curious ..."
6. Birds in the Bush by Bradford Torrey (1885)
"Our grape-ferns or moonworts, on the other hand, covet more elbow-room. The largest
species (Botrychium ..."
7. Botany, with Agricultural Applications by John Nathan Martin (1920)
"... or moonworts that are common in the woods (Fig. 388). They have an underground
stem which sends up leaves that have a finely divided vegetative portion ..."
8. Fundamentals of Botany by Charles Stuart Gager (1916)
"... of this group include the "moonworts" (species of Botrychium, Fig. 133), and
the "adder's tongue" (Ophioglossum ..."
9. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"Adder's-tongues and moonworts. There are two principal groups of ferns recognized
by botanists. Of the lower group, the so-called ..."
10. Reports of the Survey (1899)
"Adder's-tongues and moonworts. There are two principal groups of ferns recognized by
... Of the lower group, the so-called grape-ferns or moonworts and the ..."
11. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1838)
"... or moonworts ? I suppose it is tk Alisma plantago. The dedication of this herb
to the moon, or Diana, fr»* its temperature being considered cold, ..."
12. Class-book of Geology by Archibald Geikie (1903)
"Traces of ferns are consequently abundant among the fossiliferous rocks (Figs.
145, -155, 174). Ophioglossaceae, adder's tongues and moonworts. ..."
13. Wild Flowers of the North American Mountains by Julia W. Henshaw (1915)
"... crenate or entire, fertile portion dense; bud for the following year enclosed
in the base of the stem. The moonworts are extremely curious ..."
14. Birds in the Bush by Bradford Torrey (1885)
"Our grape-ferns or moonworts, on the other hand, covet more elbow-room. The largest
species (Botrychium ..."
15. Botany, with Agricultural Applications by John Nathan Martin (1920)
"... or moonworts that are common in the woods (Fig. 388). They have an underground
stem which sends up leaves that have a finely divided vegetative portion ..."
16. Fundamentals of Botany by Charles Stuart Gager (1916)
"... of this group include the "moonworts" (species of Botrychium, Fig. 133), and
the "adder's tongue" (Ophioglossum ..."
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