About The Word Ranunculus
Learn about the word Ranunculus to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Ranunculus definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Ranunculus
| Ranunculus Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Ranunculus?
[n] annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ranunculus: genus Ranunculus Related Terms | Find terms related to Ranunculus: See Also | buttercup | buttercup family | butterflower | crowfoot | crowfoot family | family Ranunculaceae | goldcup | greater spearwort | kingcup | lesser celandine | lesser spearwort | magnoliid dicot genus | pilewort | Ranunculaceae | Ranunculus aquatilis | Ranunculus ficaria | Ranunculus flammula | Ranunculus glaberrimus | Ranunculus lingua | sagebrush buttercup | water buttercup | water crowfoot Ranunculus In Webster's Dictionary \Ra*nun`cu*lus\, n.; pl. E. {Ranunculuses}, L.
{Ranunculi}. [L., a little frog, a medicinal plant, perhaps
crowfoot, dim. of rana a frog; cf. raccare to roar.] (Bot.)
A genus of herbs, mostly with yellow flowers, including
crowfoot, buttercups, and the cultivated ranunculi ({R.
Asiaticus}, {R. aconitifolius}, etc.) in which the flowers
are double and of various colors.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Crib death ‐ sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during…
- Antecubital ‐ of or relating to the region of the arm in front of the elbow;…
- Glaser ‐ United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study…
- Multicolored ‐ having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly;…
- Gonion ‐ the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower…
- Atrioventricular bundle ‐ a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac…
- Khesari ‐ European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India…
- Schnauzer ‐ old German breed of sturdy black or grayish wire-haired terriers…
- Drooler ‐ a person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he…
- Spaghettini ‐ thin…