harefoot

English

Harefoot (Trifolium arvense)

Alternative forms

• hare foot, hare's foot, hare's-foot

Etymology

From Middle English hare-fot, equivalent to hare +‎ foot. Compare Old English haran hiġe (“hare's-foot (plant)”).

Noun

harefoot (plural harefeet)

1. A long, narrow foot, extending forward (in some dog breeds).
2. A type of clover, Trifolium arvense.
3. A type of mushroom, Coprinopsis lagopus

Translations

Trifolium arvense

• Catalan: peu de llebre m
• Dutch: hazenpootje (nl) n
• Finnish: jänönapila (fi)
• Hungarian: tarlóhere (hu)
• Vietnamese: chẽ ba đồng
• Welsh: meillion cedenog f pl

Coprinopsis lagopus

• Dutch: hazenpootje (nl) n
• German: Hasenpfote (de) f
• Polish: czernidłówka srokata f
• Swedish: dunbläcksvamp c

References

• “harefoot”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.