Definition of "ranunculus" []

• Any of numerous plants of the genus Ranunculus, including the buttercups. (noun)

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• "_ A species of crow-foot, or ranunculus, growing plentifully in pastures; _ranunculus pratensis."
• "In Germany, the moss rose is known as the ranunculus rose."
• "He had overheard his mom brag about the "killing" she had made on some cripple ranunculus (the lady at the supermarket practically gave the flowers away, rather than toss them out)."