ranunculus : Idioms & Phrases
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genus ranunculus
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noun annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot
Ranunculus.
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ranunculus acris
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noun perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
meadow buttercup; tall crowfoot; tall field buttercup; tall buttercup.
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ranunculus aquatilis
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noun plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America
water crowfoot; water buttercup.
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ranunculus bulbosus
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noun perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in North America
common buttercup.
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ranunculus ficaria
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noun perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles
pilewort; lesser celandine.
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ranunculus flammula
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noun semiaquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears; naturalized in New Zealand
lesser spearwort.
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ranunculus glaberrimus
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noun small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America
sagebrush buttercup.
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ranunculus lingua
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noun semiaquatic European crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears
greater spearwort.
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ranunculus lyalii
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noun showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand
mountain lily; Mount Cook lily.
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ranunculus occidentalis
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noun perennial of western North America
western buttercup.
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ranunculus repens
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noun perennial European herb with long creeping stolons
creeping buttercup; creeping crowfoot.
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ranunculus sceleratus
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noun annual herb growing in marshy places
celery-leaved buttercup; cursed crowfoot.