Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Crowfoot \Crow"foot`\ (kr?"f??t`), n.
   1. (Bot.) The genus {Ranunculus}, of many species; some are
      common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable
      beauty.

   2. (Naut.) A number of small cords rove through a long block,
      or euphroe, to suspend an awning by.

   3. (Mil.) A caltrop. [Written also {crow's-foot}.]

   4. (Well Boring) A tool with a side claw for recovering
      broken rods, etc. --Raymond.

Source : WordNet®

crowfoot
     n : any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: {buttercup},
          {butterflower}, {butter-flower}, {goldcup}, {kingcup}]