Meanings
- obsoleteSynonym of ranunculus (“buttercup”).
They proceed either singly from the wings of the leaves, or termination of the branches, as in pæony, globe ranunculus, marshmarigold, mouse-tail, fennel-flower, and some species of ranuncula and anemonie; or terminate the[…]
1770, Colin Milne, A Botanical Dictionary: Or, Elements of Systematic and Philosophical Botany1 more example
[...] and no one that I am acquainted with now makes use of it. It is a caustic difficult to manage, and presents no advantages over the others. Caustics derived from the vegetable kingdom, such as certain varieties of ranuncula, certain of the euphorbiaceæ, *colchicum root, &c., have been tried.
1856, Alfred Velpeau, A Treatise on the Diseases of the Breast and Mammary Region, page 560Synonyms: ranunculus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of ranunculus (“buttercup”).
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