bulbous buttercup

American  

noun

1. a European buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus, having yellow flowers in irregular branching clusters: a common weed in North America.

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Example Sentences

Hierba amargosa means ragweed, hierba amarilla means an oxeye daisy, and so on down to hierba velluda meaning bulbous buttercup.

From Time Magazine Archive

This and the bulbous buttercup, having so much else in common, have also the same visitors.

From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Blanchan, Neltje

In the case of the bulbous buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus, I have succeeded in isolating this secondary summit, although not in a separate variety, but only in a form corresponding to the type of ever-sporting varieties.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de

For sciatica the tincture of the bulbous buttercup has proved very helpful.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas