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noun
Any of many plants, mostly of subgenus Ranunculus subg. Batrachium, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: gold-knap
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, goldcup, kingcup
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, tall crowfoot, tall field buttercup, Ranunculus acris, common buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus, mountain lily, Mount Cook lily, Ranunculus lyalii, western buttercup, Ranunculus occidentalis, creeping buttercup, creeping crowfoot, Ranunculus repens, cursed crowfoot, celery-leaved buttercup, Ranunculus sceleratus
History
From crow + foot.
