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RANUNCULUS FICARIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ranunculus ficaria mean? 

RANUNCULUS FICARIA (noun)
  The noun RANUNCULUS FICARIA has 1 sense:

1. 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 pilesplay

  Familiarity information: RANUNCULUS FICARIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RANUNCULUS FICARIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

lesser celandine; pilewort; Ranunculus ficaria

Hypernyms ("Ranunculus ficaria" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("Ranunculus ficaria" is a member of...):

genus Ranunculus; Ranunculus (annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot)


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