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ranunculaceous — adjective Of or pertaining to buttercups The stomata are ranunculaceous (anomocytic) and confined to the lower leaflet surface … Wiktionary
ranunculaceous — /reuh nung kyeuh lay sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family of plants. Cf. buttercup family. [1825 35; < NL Ranunculace(ae) name of family (Ranuncul(us) genus name (L ranunculus little frog; ran(a) frog + unculus dim.… … Universalium
ranunculaceous — [rəˌnʌŋkjʊ leɪʃəs] adjective Botany relating to or denoting plants of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) … English new terms dictionary
ranunculaceous — ra·nun·cu·la·ceous … English syllables
ranunculaceous — /rənʌŋkjəˈleɪʃəs/ (say ruhnungkyuh layshuhs) adjective belonging to the Ranunculaceae, or buttercup family of plants, which includes also the anemone, clematis, larkspur, etc. {ranuncul(us) + aceous} …
ranunculaceous — a. pertaining to or like buttercups; belonging to buttercup family of plants. ♦ ranunculus, n. (pl. ♦ li ) buttercup, especially cultivated … Dictionary of difficult words
ranunculaceous — adj. of or relating to the family Ranunculaceae of flowering plants, including clematis and delphiniums … Useful english dictionary
Ranunculaceae — Ranunculaceous Ra*nun cu*la ceous (r[.a]*n[u^][ng] k[ u]*l[=a] sh[u^]s), a. [See {Ranunculus}.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants ({Ranunculace[ae]}), of which the buttercup is the type, and which includes also the virgin s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
American nutmeg — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anemone — Pulsatilla Pul sa*til la, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous herbs including the pasque flower. This genus is now merged in {{Anemone}}. Some species, as {Anemone Pulsatilla}, {Anemone pratensis}, and {Anemone patens}, are used medicinally … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
