Definition of Ranunculus lingua

1. Noun. Semiaquatic European crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears.

Exact synonyms: Greater Spearwort
Group relationships: Genus Ranunculus, Ranunculus
Generic synonyms: Bog Plant, Marsh Plant, Swamp Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ranunculus Lingua

Rankine cycle
Rankine scale
Ransohoff's sign
Ranter
Ranterism
Ranters
Rantism
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Ranunculus acris
Ranunculus aquatilis
Ranunculus bulbosus
Ranunculus ficaria
Ranunculus flammula
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Ranunculus lingua (current term)
Ranunculus lyalii
Ranunculus occidentalis
Ranunculus repens
Ranunculus sceleratus
Ranvier's crosses
Ranvier's disks
Ranvier's node
Ranvier's plexus
Ranvier's segment
Raoul Dufy
Raoulia
Raoulia australis
Raoulia lutescens
Raoult's law

Literary usage of Ranunculus lingua

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"Ranunculus lingua, L.—Ireland (Co. Derry). Spart. ... Ranunculus lingua, L., and R. Flammula, L.— Ger. Spear Grass. See Grass, Spear. Spear Mint. Sec Mint. ..."

2. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1902)
"Ranunculus lingua IN BERKSHIRE.—On Aug. 24 I found Ranunculus lingua in some quantity in a pond at Yattendon, in the Pang district, for which it is not ..."

3. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1886)
"I found, in September, the leaves of a tall-growing buttercup (Ranunculus lingua) that is not uncommon in the fenny parts of Yorkshire, mined, apparently, ..."

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