Ranunculus

[rә'nʌŋkjælәs]

Definition

(noun.) annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot.

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Definition

(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.

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Definition

n. a genus of plants including the crowfoot buttercup &c.:—pl. Rānun′culī Rānun′culuses.—adj. Rānunculā′ceous pertaining to or resembling plants of the order of which the ranunculus is the typical genus.

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