Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large genus of polypetalous plants, type of the order Ranunculaceæ and of the tribe Ranunculeæ.
- noun A plant of the genus Ranunculus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of herbs, mostly with yellow flowers, including crowfoot, buttercups, and the cultivated ranunculi (
Ranunculus Asiaticus ,Ranunculus aconitifolius , etc.) in which the flowers are double and of various colors.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thetribe Ranunculeae — theranunculuses , including thebuttercup etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot
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Examples
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The best soil for the Ranunculus is a loam or clay in which the common field Buttercup grows freely and plentifully.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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An ecophysiological investigation of some species of Arctic temperature '' Ranunculus '' L. with respect to climate warming.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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Misa Kelly's "Ranunculus" originally was intended as a collaboration between choreographer and solo dancer, but due to a series of mishaps, the task of dancing eventually fell to Kelly herself.
The Santa Barbara Independent stories <StaffMember: Charles Donelan> 2010
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Increased respiration relative to photosynthesis can result in negative carbon balances, particularly in clonal plants that accumulate old tissues, for example, the cushion form ecotype ([[Introduction to Arctic Tundra and Polar Desert Ecosystems | Fig. 7.3) of purple saxifrage ( '' Saxifraga oppositifolia '' [28]) and some species of the herb '' Ranunculus '' [29].
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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In swampy areas and on the shores of glacial lakes there are cushions of Azorella crenata and rosettes of Hypochaeris sessiliflora while there are Callitriche nubigena and Ranunculus limoseloides under the water.
Santa Marta páramo 2008
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The seasonally flooded hollows are covered with sea clubrush Scirpus maritimus, bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris, rushes Juncus sp. and crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii.
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However, experiments with transplanting herbs between the Austrian Alps, Abisko, and Svalbard showed that allocation of biomass in some species such as glacier buttercup ( '' Ranunculus glacialis '') was affected by photoperiod and this constrained any potential increases of vigor that might have occurred due to climate warming [127].
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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This Spring our flowers will include hand-picked Anenomes, Narcissus, Freesia, Ranunculus and Tulips.
Archive 2009-01-01 Thatsnews 2009
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This Spring our flowers will include hand-picked Anenomes, Narcissus, Freesia, Ranunculus and Tulips.
Say it with . . . Organic and English Flowers Thatsnews 2009
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Only few high-arctic plants in Greenland are expected to become extinct, for example, Ranunculus sabinei, which is limited to the narrow outer coastal zone of North Greenland [19].
Implications of current species distributions for future biotic change in the Arctic 2009
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