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Definition of Ranunculus acris
1. Noun. Perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America.
Generic synonyms: Butter-flower, Buttercup, Butterflower, Crowfoot, Goldcup, Kingcup
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ranunculus Acris
Literary usage of Ranunculus acris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1899)
"... differing from true Ranunculus acris in having very broad leaf segments instead
of many linear segments; was collected at Franklin Park, Massachusetts, ..."
2. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"Ranunculus acris. Ranunculus acris. Buttercup. Goldcup. Crowfoot. N. 0. ...
Ranunculus acris is distinguished from R. bul- ..."
3. The British Flora Medica: A History of the Medicinal Plants of Great Britain by Benjamin Herbert Barton, Thomas Castle (1877)
"For medical use the flowers were directed to be freed from their calyces, dried
quickly, and preserved in a dry place. LVI. Ranunculus acris, L. MEADOW ..."
4. The Naturalist by Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, Yorkshire Naturalists'Union (1865)
"Ranunculus repens and Ranunculus acris. R. repens with one flower open containing
six stamens ; the others converted into ovate and lanceolate petals. ..."
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