Definition of Ranunculus ficaria

1. Noun. Perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles.

Exact synonyms: Lesser Celandine, Pilewort
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Ranunculus, Ranunculus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ranunculus Ficaria

Rankin
Rankin's clamp
Rankine
Rankine cycle
Rankine scale
Ransohoff's sign
Ranter
Ranterism
Ranters
Rantism
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Ranunculus acris
Ranunculus aquatilis
Ranunculus bulbosus
Ranunculus ficaria
Ranunculus flammula
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Ranunculus lingua
Ranunculus lyalii
Ranunculus occidentalis
Ranunculus repens
Ranunculus sceleratus
Ranvier's crosses
Ranvier's disks
Ranvier's node
Ranvier's plexus
Ranvier's segment
Raoul Dufy
Raoulia

Literary usage of Ranunculus ficaria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"ranunculus ficaria. Ficaria ranunculoides. Scrophularia minor. Lesser Celandine. Pile- wort. N. 0. Ranunculaceae. Tincture of whole fresh plant. Clinical. ..."

2. Lawns and Gardens: How to Plant and Beautify the Home Lot, the Pleasure by Nils Jönsson-Rose (1897)
"LESSER CELANDINE (ranunculus ficaria). tufts of shining, heart- shaped leaves and numerous golden-yellow flowers. Very dwarf in habit, hardy, ..."

3. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1883)
"Endymion nutans and ranunculus ficaria grew around. 24.—March 19, 1882. Fox's Wood, Great Bardfield, Essex. ranunculus ficaria grew in great abundance in an ..."

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