RANUNCULACEOUS Definition & Meaning

ranunculaceous

[ ruh-nuhng-kyuh-ley-shuhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

belonging to the Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family of plants.

ranunculaceous

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adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Ranunculaceae , a N temperate family of flowering plants typically having flowers with five petals and numerous anthers and styles. The family includes the buttercup, clematis, hellebore, and columbine

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Origin of ranunculaceous¹

1825–35; < New Latin Ranunculace ( ae ) name of family ( Ranuncul ( us ) genus name ( Latin ��ԳܲԳ��ܱ��ܲ� little frog; �� ( a ) frog + -unculus diminutive suffix, extracted from n-stem derivatives; homunculus ) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

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Helleborus.—Charming very early blooming dwarf ranunculaceous herbs.

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Trollius.—Showy ranunculaceous plants, of free growth, flowering about May and June.

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Thalictrum.—Free-growing but rather weedy ranunculaceous plants, in many cases having elegantly cut foliage.

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Nigella, nī-jel′a, n. a genus of ranunculaceous plants, with finely dissected leaves, and whitish, blue, or yellow flowers, often almost concealed by their leafy involucres—Nigella damascena, called Love-in-a-mist, Devil-in-a-bush, and Ragged Lady.

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Ado′nis, a genus of ranunculaceous plants.

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