Ranunculus

See also: ranunculus

Translingual

Ranunculus repens

Etymology

Latin ranunculus (“little frog”)

Proper noun

Ranunculus m

1. 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 .

Derived terms

• ranunculin

References

• Ranunculus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ranunculus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ranunculus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ranunculus at USDA Plants database