English > buttercup: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus. |
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| Synonyms | butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup |
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| Member of | Ranunculus, genus Ranunculus | annual, biennial or perennial herbs |
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| Narrower | common buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus | perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer |
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| creeping buttercup, creeping crowfoot, Ranunculus repens | perennial European herb with long creeping stolons |
| cursed crowfoot, celery-leaved buttercup, Ranunculus sceleratus | annual herb growing in marshy places |
| meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, tall crowfoot, tall field buttercup, Ranunculus acris | perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America |
| mountain lily, Mount Cook lily, Ranunculus lyalii | showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand |
| western buttercup, Ranunculus occidentalis | perennial of western North America |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
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| Spanish | botón de oro, francesilla, ranúnculo |
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| Catalan | ranuncle |
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