Noun
Ranunculus -
annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot
genus Ranunculus
magnoliid dicot genus genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
buttercup family ,
crowfoot family ,
family ranunculaceae ,
ranunculaceae a family of Ranunculaceae
butter-flower ,
buttercup ,
butterflower ,
crowfoot ,
goldcup ,
kingcup any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
ranunculus aquatilis ,
water buttercup ,
water crowfoot plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America
lesser celandine ,
pilewort ,
ranunculus ficaria 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
lesser spearwort ,
ranunculus flammula semiaquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears; naturalized in New Zealand
ranunculus glaberrimus ,
sagebrush buttercup small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America
