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moonwort

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈmuːnwəːt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small fern, Botrychium lunaria (lesser moonwort); later, any member of the genus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Lunaria annua (greater moonwort); also known as honesty and annual honesty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, US, regional

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

of America and Eurasia and Australia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: common moonwort, Botrychium lunaria

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grape fern

History

Etymology

From moon + wort.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ketonoidanlukko — Botrychium lunaria
  • Hungarian: holdruta — Botrychium lunaria
  • Icelandic: tungljurt — Botrychium lunaria
  • Japanese: 姫花蕨 (hime-hanawarabi) — Botrychium lunaria
  • Polish: podejźrzon — Botrychium lunaria
  • Romanian: limba-cucului — Botrychium lunaria
  • Welsh: lloer-redyn — Botrychium lunaria
  • Finnish: kesäkuuruoho — Lunaria annua
  • Hungarian: kerti holdviola — Lunaria annua
  • Japanese: 合田草 (goudasou) — Lunaria annua