Meaning of "ranunculus" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RANUNCULUS

From Latin: tadpole, from rāna a frog.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RANUNCULUS

ranunculus  [rəˈnʌŋkjʊləs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RANUNCULUS

Ranunculus is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RANUNCULUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ranunculus

Ranunculus /ræˈnʌŋkjʊləs/ is a large genus of about 600 species of plants in the Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus include the buttercups, spearworts, water crowfoots and the lesser celandine. They are mostly herbaceous perennials with bright yellow or white flowers; some are annuals or biennials. A few species have orange or red flowers. There are usually five petals, but sometimes six, numerous, or none, as in R. auricomus. The petals are often highly lustrous, especially in yellow species. Buttercups usually flower in the spring, but flowers may be found throughout the summer, especially where the plants are growing as opportunistic colonizers, as in the case of garden weeds. The Water crowfoots, which grow in still or running water, are sometimes treated in a separate genus Batrachium. They have two different leaf types, thread-like leaves underwater and broader floating leaves. In some species, such as R. aquatilis, a third, intermediate leaf type occurs. Ranunculus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Hebrew Character and Small Angle Shades.

Definition of ranunculus in the English dictionary

The definition of ranunculus in the dictionary is any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Ranunculus, having finely divided leaves and typically yellow five-petalled flowers. The genus includes buttercup, crowfoot, spearwort, and lesser celandine.

TRANSLATION OF RANUNCULUS

Find out the translation of ranunculus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ranunculus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ranunculus» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 茛
• Translator English - Spanish: ranunculus
• English: ranunculus
• Translator English - Hindi: एक प्रकार का फूल
• Translator English - Arabic: حوذان
• Translator English - Russian: лютик
• Translator English - Portuguese: ranúnculo
• Translator English - Bengali: পুষ্পবিশেষ
• Translator English - French: renoncules
• Translator English - Malay: Ranunculus
• Translator English - German: Ranunkel
• Translator English - Japanese: ラナンキュラス
• Translator English - Korean: 라 난큐 라스
• Translator English - Javanese: Ranunculus
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cây mao lương
• Translator English - Tamil: Ranunculus
• Translator English - Marathi: दंडाकृती
• Translator English - Turkish: düğünçiçeği
• Translator English - Italian: ranuncolo
• Translator English - Polish: Jaskier
• Translator English - Ukrainian: жовтець
• Translator English - Romanian: ranunculus
• Translator English - Greek: ranunculus
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ranonkels
• Translator English - Swedish: ranunculus
• Translator English - Norwegian: Ranunculus

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RANUNCULUS»

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A Taxonomic Study of the Ranunculus Hispidus Michaux Complex ...

Ranunculus petiolaris H.B.K. ex DC, Syst. nat. 1:287, 1818. Type: "Hab. in Mexico prope Santa Rosa. Humb. etBonpV (Holotype: P-HBK!, photo K!, IDC microfiche!) Ranunculus pilosus auct. mult. non H.B.K. ex DC, 1818. Ranunculus hookeri ...

Thomas Duncan, 1980

Plants of British Columbia: Scientific and Common Names of ...

Ranunculus abortivus [RANUABO] •Ranunculus acris L. [RANUACR] (meadow buttercup) Ranunculus affinis R. Br. = Ranunculus pedatifidus var. affinis [ RANUPED1] Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth. [RANUALI] (water- plantain ...

Hong Qian, K. Klinka, 1998

Flora of Alberta: A Manual of Flowering Plants, Conifers, ...

549 529 Clematis ocddentalis 530 Delphinium bicolor 531 Delphinium glaucum 532 Delphinium nuttallianum 533 o Myosurus aristatus • Ranunculus aquatilis 534 Myosurus minimus 535 • Ranunculus abortivus o Ranunculus grayi ...

Ezra Henry Moss, John G. Packer, 1983

Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States, Washington, Oregon, ...

Ranunculus Eschscholtzii var. Helleri L. Benson, Amer. Journ. Bot. 23: 169. 1936. Glabrous perennial, caudex about 1 cm. long, rather thick, stems 15-35 cm. long, nearly simple. Basal leaves semicircular to reniform, 2-3 cm. long by 2.5-4 cm.

Le Roy Abrams, Roxana Stinchfield Ferris, 1923

The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of ...

Ranunculus ; repens, fiore fleno. J. B. Common creeping Crowfoot with a double Flower. j. Ranunculus; Montanus, aco- niti folio, albus, fore minore. C.B.P. Mountain Crowfoot, with a white Flower. 4. Ranunculus ; folio aconiti, fiore albo, mttltiplii ...

Philip Miller, 1735

A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-central ...

COMMON or TALL BUTTERCUP Alien Ranunculus acris The most familiar buttercup. Erect, branching, hairy. Basal leaves deeply cut into 5 to 7 unstalked segments. Petals overlap. 2-3 ft. Fields, meadows. Most of our area. MAY-SEPT.

Roger Tory Peterson, Margaret McKenny, 1996

Atlas of Seeds and Fruits of Central and East-European ...

Ranunculus amplexicaulis L. 0724, 145 Ranunculus aquatilis L. 0760, 153 Ranunculus arvensis L. 0725, 145 Ranunculus asiaticus L. 0726, 147 Ranunculus auricomiformis Soó 0727, 147 Ranunculus auricomus L. em. W. Koch 0727, 147 ...

Vít Bojnanský, Agáta Fargašová, 2007

CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...

in China: ci guo mao gen in India: dhassia Ranunculus occidentalis Nuttall ( Ranunculus eisenii Kellogg; Ranunculus howellii Greene; Ranunculus howellii Greenm.; Ranunculus occidentalis Freyn; Ranunculus occidentalis var. dissectus L.F. ...

Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012

A Natural Arrangement of British Plants: According to Their ...

Ranunculus. Flowers yellow; leaves laid, many-cut, toothed; roots fibrous, annual ; cariopsides tubercular or spinous on both sides. 1 . Ranunculus parviflorus. Small/lowered crowfoot. Ijeaves villous, round, 3-lobed, large-toothed or cut; stem  ...

Samuel Frederick Gray, 1821

Library of Congress Subject Headings

R 35 (Ornamental p1ants); BT Ranunculales NT Aconitum Adonis (Plant) Anemones Aquilegia Clematis Coptis Coptis chinensis Delphinium Hellebores Hydrastis Ranunculus Thalictrum Ranunculales (May Subd Geog) [QK495.A12] UF ...

‎1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RANUNCULUS»

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Recovering her roots

But a prize was lost in 2005, her ranunculus flora pena to the dry climate of Pueblo at 8,700ft. She says the first year after a move is always touch-and-go for ... «Pilot Tribune, Jun 15»

Mallory Erin Craig - Scott Alan Bacon

The chancel held two large silver candelabra and a large arrangement of white hydrangeas, garden roses, ranunculus, tulips and dusty miller. Music was by ... «Arkansas Online, Jun 15»

The new flower power: green, local, wild

Depending on the season, there will be ranunculus, anemones, cosmos, snapdragons, foxgloves and poppies, dahlias, celosia, statice, strawflower. To name a ... «Montreal Gazette, Jun 15»

Meet the plant hunter obsessed with double-flowering blooms

Kathleen has even crossed double celandines (Ranunculus ficaria) such as the cream 'Ken Aslett' with 'Brazen Hussy', the chocolate-leafed, bright yellow ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»

To really impress mom with flowers this Mother's Day, arrange them …

Layer the focal blooms (clematic, peonies and ranunculus) on top of the base flowers. This gives the arrangement depth and places the showstopping blooms ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»

Peony Perfection

Coral peonies, ranunculus, free spirit roses, fritillaria, and viburnum. ... Peonies, ranunculus, sweet peas, delphinium, and Earl Grey rose, with scented geranium ... «New York Magazine, Apr 15»

Jennifer Marie Imbro - John Scott Crosby

On each side of the altar were large arrangements of peonies, garden roses, ranunculus and dahlias in shades of fuchsia, orange and pink. Kathi Ann Beiter ... «NWAOnline, Apr 15»

Proctor: Cool plants for the cool season

One of the showiest is the Persian buttercup (Ranunculus). Its large flowers appear to be made of tightly bound tissue paper. The flowers may be yellow, white, ... «9NEWS.com, Apr 15»

Midday Fix: Tony Fulmer's tips for protecting spring plants from …

Before May 15, you can plant frost-hardy things like pansies, violas, stocks, ranunculus, lettuce, chard and other early veggies. If temperatures are at or below ... «WGN-TV, Apr 15»

Daffodils, Jonquils, Paperwhites, Narcissus and Buttercups -- What's …

Buttercups belong to a completely different genus, Ranunculus. Though these common names are often used interchangeably (like Daffodils and Buttercups), ... «State Gazette, Apr 15»