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Definition of Ranunculus lyalii
1. Noun. Showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand.
Generic synonyms: Butter-flower, Buttercup, Butterflower, Crowfoot, Goldcup, Kingcup
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ranunculus Lyalii
Literary usage of Ranunculus lyalii
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The High Alps of New Zealand by William Spotswood Green (1883)
"place occupied by the rhododendron in the European Alps. Of smaller plants the
great Ranunculus lyalii, or Mount Cook lily as it is called by the colonists, ..."
2. The Centennial Magazine: An Australian Monthly (1888)
"... in the morning sun, while the whole mountain side on which we stood was covered
with the beautiful Ranunculus lyalii, or mountain lily, in full bloom. ..."
3. Picturesque New Zealand by David Paul Gooding (1913)
"... and are found in profusion in the Southern Alps. Most beautiful of them all
was the Ranunculus lyalii, a buttercup misnamed the Mountain Lily and known ..."
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