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ranunculus
noun[ C or U ]
(alsoRanunculus)uk /rəˈnʌŋ.kjə.ləs/ us /rəˈnʌŋ.kjə.ləs/pluralranunculus, ranunculuses or ranunculiuk /rəˈnʌŋ.kjə.laɪ/ us /rəˈnʌŋ.kjə.laɪ/
a buttercup(= a wild plant with small, shiny, bright yellow flowers), or one of many wild plants in the same family:
The ranunculus are in bloom during the spring.
Ranunculus is a key feature of these habitats.
a garden plant whose round flowers have many petals(= coloured parts) close together, in the same family as the buttercup (= a wild plant with small, bright yellow flowers):
The centrepiece was a lavish mixture of ranunculuses, kalanchoes, and pomegranates.
She replaced the vase of white peonies with red, orange, and yellow ranunculi.
Buttercups, like the whole ranunculus family, are poisonous.
She gave me a gorgeous bunch of summer yellow and white Ranunculus.
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