Ranunculus
See also: ranunculus
Translingual
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Etymology
Latin ranunculus (“little frog”)
Proper noun
Ranunculus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – ranunculuses, including the buttercup etc.
Usage notes
- The genus is apparently not monophyletic, so some of the more than 350 species are likely to be assigned to newly created genera or to other existing genera.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Ranunculaceae - family; Ranunculoideae - subfamily; Ranunculeae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ranunculus subg. Batrachium, Ranunculus subg. Crymodes, Ranunculus subg. Ranunculus - subgenera
- Ranunculus acris (meadow buttercup) - type species; for other species see
List of Ranunculus species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (with some additional information) or 
Ranunculus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .
- Ranunculus acris (meadow buttercup) - type species; for other species see
Derived terms
References
- Ranunculus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ranunculus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ranunculus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ranunculus at USDA Plants database
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