Definition of: crowfoot

(krō′ft′) noun plural ·foots for def. 1, ·feet for defs. 2–6.
1. Any plant of the genus Ranunculus (family Ranunculaceae); especially, the common meadow or bulb crowfoot (R. bulbosus) of the eastern United States.
2. Naut. A number of lines or small divergent cords rove through a euphroe to support an awning.
3. Caltrop (def. 1).
4. An arbitrary mark on drawings as for indicating limits of measurement.
5. Electr. A form of battery zinc used in a gravity cell.
6. Aeron. Crow's-foot.