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ranunculus |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spearwort \Spear"wort`\, n. [AS. sperewyrt.] (Bot.) A name given to several species of crowfoot ({Ranunculus}) which have spear-shaped leaves. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ranunculus \Ra*nun`cu*lus\, n.; pl E. {Ranunculuses}, L. {Ranunculi}. [L., a little frog, a medicinal plant, perhaps crowfoot, dim. of rana a frog; cf raccare to roar.] (Bot.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Ranunculus n : annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot [syn: {Ranunculus}, {genus Ranunculus}]
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