A buttercup, esp. one of the genus Ranunculus.
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > buttercup (15) butterflower1527 A buttercup, esp. one of the genus Ranunculus. kingcup1538 Originally: any of several plants of the genus Ranunculus having bright yellow, cup-shaped flowers, spec. the buttercups R. bulbosus, R. acris, and… crow-flower1597 (a) A popular name for the buttercup (cf. crowfoot, n.). (b) Applied by Gerarde to the Ragged Robin (Lychnis floscuculi); by Tannahill apparently to… king-cob1597 any of several plants of the genus Ranunculus; = kingcup, n. gilt cup1610 any of several plants of the family Ranunculaceae having yellow, cup-shaped flowers; esp. a buttercup, genus Ranunculus. pissabed1640 Any of several other plants with diuretic qualities; esp. †(a) a buttercup (obsolete rare); (b) Caribbean stinking weed, esp. Cassia occidentalis… Goldilocks1650 More fully goldilocks buttercup, wood goldilocks. A woodland buttercup, Ranunculus auricomus, native to Europe and Asia. craysec1652 A rustic name of various species of Ranunculus or buttercup. buttercup1688 Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Ranunculus (family Ranunculaceae), which typically bear bright yellow cup-shaped flowers; esp. meadow… yellow cup1824 any of various buttercups (genus Ranunculus). bulbous buttercup1844 a buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus, native to western Europe, which has a distinctive bulb-shaped root structure and yellow flowers, and occurs as a… goldballs1854 any of several buttercups (genus Ranunculus). Meg-many-feet1878 Meg-many-feet n. also Meg-many-legs and variants. English regional (northern). Also Meg-wi'-many-teaz (i.e. toes). The creeping buttercup, Ranuncu… clovewort1886 A (? bulbous) buttercup: see quot. sitfast1901 Originally Scottish. Any of several plants having tough, creeping roots; spec. thorny restharrow, Ononis spinosa, and creeping buttercup, Ranunculus r… |
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