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Definitions of buttercup
  1. noun
    any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
Definition that contains buttercup
  • ranunculus annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot
  • tall field buttercup perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
  • ranunculus acris perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
  • common buttercup perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in North America
  • apocarpous (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses
  • sagebrush buttercup small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America
  • lesser celandine perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles
  • meadow bright swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
  • pilewort perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles
  • water dragon swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
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