moonwort /ˈmuːnwəːt/ noun2 •A small fern, Botrychium lunaria (lesser moonwort); later, any member of the genus.Moonwort is an herb which they say will open locks, and unshoe such horses as tread upon it. — 1653 •(US, UK) Lunaria annua (greater moonwort); also known as honesty and annual honesty. formsmoonworts