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ranunculaceous

[ ruh-nuhng-kyuh-ley-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. belonging to the Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family of plants.


ranunculaceous

/ rəˌnʌŋkjʊˈleɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Ranunculaceae , a N temperate family of flowering plants typically having flowers with five petals and numerous anthers and styles. The family includes the buttercup, clematis, hellebore, and columbine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ranunculaceous1

1825–35; < New Latin Ranunculace ( ae ) name of family ( Ranuncul ( us ) genus name ( Latin rānunculus little frog; rān ( a ) frog + -unculus diminutive suffix, extracted from n-stem derivatives; homunculus ) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous
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Example Sentences

Helleborus.—Charming very early blooming dwarf ranunculaceous herbs.

Thalictrum.—Free-growing but rather weedy ranunculaceous plants, in many cases having elegantly cut foliage.

Trollius.—Showy ranunculaceous plants, of free growth, flowering about May and June.

Nigella, nī-jel′a, n. a genus of ranunculaceous plants, with finely dissected leaves, and whitish, blue, or yellow flowers, often almost concealed by their leafy involucres—Nigella damascena, called Love-in-a-mist, Devil-in-a-bush, and Ragged Lady.

Ado′nis, a genus of ranunculaceous plants.

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