ranunculus

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noun

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

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buttercupcrowfoot
Origintranslingual Ranunculus ← Latin rānunculus →
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Meanings

nounranunculus (plural ranunculuses or ranunculi)

plural ranunculuses · plural ranunculi

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

    Synonyms: buttercup, crowfoot

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
buttercupcrowfoot
Also see
buttercupranuncula

Origin

  1. Latinrānunculus
  2. translingualRanunculus
  3. Englishranunculus

Borrowed from translingual Ranunculus, from Latin rānunculus.

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Cite this entry
APA

ranunculus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranunculus

MLA

“ranunculus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranunculus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ranunculus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranunculus.

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