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ranunculaceous
[ruh-nuhng-kyuh-ley-shuhs]
adjective
belonging to the Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family of plants.
ranunculaceous
/ əˌʌŋʊˈɪʃə /
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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ranunculaceous1
Example Sentences
Thalictrum.—Free-growing but rather weedy ranunculaceous plants, in many cases having elegantly cut foliage.
Helleborus.—Charming very early blooming dwarf ranunculaceous herbs.
Trollius.—Showy ranunculaceous plants, of free growth, flowering about May and June.
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.
Ado′nis, a genus of ranunculaceous plants.
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