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Definition of Ranunculus
1. Noun. Annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot.
Generic synonyms: Magnoliid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Buttercup Family, Crowfoot Family, Family Ranunculaceae, Ranunculaceae
Member holonyms: Butter-flower, Buttercup, Butterflower, Crowfoot, Goldcup, Kingcup, Ranunculus Aquatilis, Water Buttercup, Water Crowfoot, Lesser Celandine, Pilewort, Ranunculus Ficaria, Lesser Spearwort, Ranunculus Flammula, Ranunculus Glaberrimus, Sagebrush Buttercup, Greater Spearwort, Ranunculus Lingua
Definition of Ranunculus
1. n. 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.
Definition of Ranunculus
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus ''Ranunculus''; the buttercup or crowfoot. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ranunculus
1. [n -LI or -LUSES]
Medical Definition of Ranunculus
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Origin: L, a little frog, a medicinal plant, perhaps crowfoot, dim. Of rana a frog; cf. Raccare to roar.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ranunculus
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