ranunculaceousadj.

Brit.

/rəˌnʌŋkjᵿˈleɪʃəs/, U.S.

/rəˌnənkjəˈleɪʃəs/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ranunculus n.; Latin rānunculus , -aceous suffix.

Etymology: < ranunculus n. or its etymon classical Latin rānunculus + -aceous suffix, after scientific Latin Ranunculaceae, family name ( A. L. de Jussieu Genera plantarum (1789) 231).

Botany.

Belonging to or characteristic of the Ranunculaceae, a family of mostly herbaceous dicotyledonous plants of which Ranunculus (see ranunculus n.) is the type genus and which also includes anemones, hellebores, columbines, etc.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [adjective]

ranunculaceous1814

trollius1952

1814 Ann. Philos. 4 391 In the same family the camaras are sometimes distinct, sometimes united, according to the genera, as we see in ranunculaceous, rutaceous plants.

1862 T. Moore Field Botanist's Compan. 80 During the summer months, an abundance of common Ranunculaceous plants will be found in blossom in meadows and waste places.

1928 E. Hawks Pioneers Plant Study vii. 53 The ranunculaceous Helleborus orientalis..was curiously united with the liliaceous Veratrum album..as Black and White Hellebore.

1952 P. Mann Systematics Flowering Plants ii. 209 Hutchinson..has suggested the origin of the liliaceous type from a primitive ranunculaceous type.

1989 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 76 1012 Important additional centers of ranunculaceous differentiation were in North and South America.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ranunculaceous
释义	ranunculaceousadj. Brit. /rəˌnʌŋkjᵿˈleɪʃəs/, U.S. /rəˌnənkjəˈleɪʃəs/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ranunculus n.; Latin rānunculus , -aceous suffix. Etymology: < ranunculus n. or its etymon classical Latin rānunculus + -aceous suffix, after scientific Latin Ranunculaceae, family name ( A. L. de Jussieu Genera plantarum (1789) 231). Botany. Belonging to or characteristic of the Ranunculaceae, a family of mostly herbaceous dicotyledonous plants of which Ranunculus (see ranunculus n.) is the type genus and which also includes anemones, hellebores, columbines, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [adjective] ranunculaceous1814 trollius1952 1814 Ann. Philos. 4 391 In the same family the camaras are sometimes distinct, sometimes united, according to the genera, as we see in ranunculaceous, rutaceous plants. 1862 T. Moore Field Botanist's Compan. 80 During the summer months, an abundance of common Ranunculaceous plants will be found in blossom in meadows and waste places. 1928 E. Hawks Pioneers Plant Study vii. 53 The ranunculaceous Helleborus orientalis..was curiously united with the liliaceous Veratrum album..as Black and White Hellebore. 1952 P. Mann Systematics Flowering Plants ii. 209 Hutchinson..has suggested the origin of the liliaceous type from a primitive ranunculaceous type. 1989 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 76 1012 Important additional centers of ranunculaceous differentiation were in North and South America. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1814
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