M'big dictionary has many dialect words for plants, animals and birds. Some still in use but many lang forgotten. Thought I'd tell yers today aboot a plant call't in Cumbrian dialect -
Meg-wi'-many-feet - the creeping crowfoot plant, Ranunculus repens
It looks like this and was also referred to in south west of the old county of Cumberland as Meg-wi'-many-teazz. The reason why I's tellin yer aboot it is it's says in m'botanical dictionary (or m'laal garden booak) that its a herb. But its creeping all ower m'allotment and I can't seem to kill it off.
D'yer knaa of owt to help me?
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