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ranunculus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any plant of the genus Ranunculus; the buttercup or crowfoot.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

noun

Meaning 2

annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Ranunculus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: magnoliid dicot genus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Ranunculus, from Latin rānunculus.

Word forms

Inflections and variants

ranunculuses — plural
ranunculi — plural
ranunculi — noun exception form

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Derived and related words

Derived: none provided

Related: ranunculaceous

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Other relationships

Hypernyms: magnoliid dicot genus

Holonyms: Ranunculaceae, family Ranunculaceae, buttercup family, crowfoot family

Meronyms: buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup, water crowfoot, water buttercup, Ranunculus aquatilis, lesser celandine, pilewort, Ranunculus ficaria, lesser spearwort, Ranunculus flammula, sagebrush buttercup, Ranunculus glaberrimus, greater spearwort, Ranunculus lingua

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