Definitions of buttercup
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any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
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synonyms:
butter-flower, butterflower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup
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types:
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Ranunculus acris, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, tall crowfoot, tall field buttercup
perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
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Ranunculus bulbosus, common buttercup
perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in North America
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Mount Cook lily, Ranunculus lyalii, mountain lily
showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand
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Ranunculus occidentalis, western buttercup
perennial of western North America
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Ranunculus repens, creeping buttercup, creeping crowfoot
perennial European herb with long creeping stolons
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Ranunculus sceleratus, celery-leaved buttercup, cursed crowfoot
annual herb growing in marshy places
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type of:
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herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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