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Definition of Creeping buttercup
1. Noun. Perennial European herb with long creeping stolons.
Generic synonyms: Butter-flower, Buttercup, Butterflower, Crowfoot, Goldcup, Kingcup
Definition of Creeping buttercup
1. Noun. A perennial flowering plant, ''Ranunculus repens''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Creeping Buttercup
Literary usage of Creeping buttercup
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Practical Botany for the Botanical Laboratory and Private Student by Eduard Strasburger (1889)
"Banners of the creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens). Fresh, or in alcohol.
Stems of the Celandine (Chelidonium majus). In alcohol. ..."
2. The Nature Book; a Popular Description by Pen and Camera of the Delights and (1908)
"The creeping buttercup ( Ra ... The Common Buttercup is generally one of the
tallest of the race, sometimes THE creeping buttercup. ..."
3. Lessons in Elementary Botany for Secondary Schools by Thomas Huston Macbride (1896)
"A. THE creeping buttercup. Study the creeping buttercup. Notice : — I. THE PLANT.
What can you say of its general appearance, habit of growth, and duration ..."
4. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"R. repens L. creeping buttercup. Port Huron, CK Dodge; Rochester, WA Brotherton
and OA Farwell; Montreal River, Keweenaw Co., OA Farwell; ..."