ranunculaceous

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/ɹəˌnʌŋkjʊˈleɪʃəs/

adjective

Of or pertaining to buttercups

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Meanings

adjectiveranunculaceous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to buttercups

    The stomata are ranunculaceous (anomocytic) and confined to the lower leaflet surface.

    1993, Klaus Kubitzki, The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, page 349

Origin

Ranunculaceae + -ous

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APA

ranunculaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranunculaceous

MLA

“ranunculaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranunculaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ranunculaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranunculaceous.

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