Look up: Ranunculus

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   Ranunculus
   This is a group of hardy and tender perennials and annuals, commonly known as Buttercups. These plants were originally found in northern England and from Europe to North Africa and West Asia. These plants are suitable for borders, wildflower gardens and stream- and watersides. R. aconitifolius 'Flore Pleno' (Fair-Maids-of-France/Kent) is a very pretty plant that grows 24 to 30 inches high. Its dark green leaves are deeply divided into 3 to 5 lobes. The small, double, pure white flowers are...
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   Ranunculus
   Ranunculus is a genus of herbaceous plants of the natural order Ranunculaceae. They have entire, lobed or compounded leaves, and usually panicled white or yellow flowers. The species are numerous, and almost exclusively inhabit the northern hemisphere. The British species include the buttercup and spearwort.
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   Ranunculus
   [n] - annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup
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   Ranunculus
   Ra·nun'cu·lus (rȧ*nŭn'ku*lŭs) noun ; plural English Ranunculuses (- ĕz), Latin Ranunculi (-lī). [ Latin , a little frog, a medicinal plant, perhaps crowfoot, dim. of rana a frog; confer raccare to roar.] (Botany) A genus of herbs, mostly with yellow flowers, including crowfoot, buttercups, and the cultivated ranunculi ( ...
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   ranunculus
   Origin: L, a little frog, a medicinal plant, perhaps crowfoot, dim. Of rana a frog; cf. Raccare to roar. ... <botany> 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 colours. ... Source: Websters Dictio ...
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   Ranunculus
   genus Ranunculus noun annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot
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   Ranunculus
   • (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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