About The Word Ranunculus
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Ranunculus
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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.
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