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water plant — noun a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth • Syn: ↑aquatic plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant • Derivationally related forms: ↑hydrophytic (for … Useful english dictionary
water crowfoot — noun plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America • Syn: ↑water buttercup, ↑Ranunculus aquatilis • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant … Useful english dictionary
Water crowfoot — Wa ter crow foot (Bot.) An aquatic kind of buttercup ({Ranunculus aquatilis}), used as food for cattle in parts of England. [1913 Webster] {Great water crowfoot}, an American water plant ({Ranunculus multifidus}), having deep yellow flowers.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buttercup — /but euhr kup /, n. any of numerous plants of the genus Ranunculus, having glossy yellow flowers and deeply cut leaves. [1505 15; BUTTER + CUP, from color and shape of flower] * * * Any of about 250 species of herbaceous flowering plants… … Universalium
Great water crowfoot — Water crowfoot Wa ter crow foot (Bot.) An aquatic kind of buttercup ({Ranunculus aquatilis}), used as food for cattle in parts of England. [1913 Webster] {Great water crowfoot}, an American water plant ({Ranunculus multifidus}), having deep… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fennel water — Fennel Fen nel (f[e^]n n[e^]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from L. feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F. fenouil. Cf. {Fenugreek}. {Finochio}.] (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus {F[ae]niculum} ({F[ae]niculum vulgare}), having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yellow water crowfoot — noun : an aquatic buttercup (Ranunculus flabellaris) of northern No. America with finely divided leaves and rather showy yellow flowers … Useful english dictionary
List of Canadian plants by family R — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Radulaceae * Radula auriculata * Radula complanata * Radula obconica * Radula obtusiloba * Radula… … Wikipedia
Ranunculus — Taxobox name = Ranunculus image width = 250px image caption = Creeping buttercup ( Ranunculus repens ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ranunculales familia = Ranunculaceae genus = Ranunculus genus authority … Wikipedia
genus Ranunculus — noun annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot • Syn: ↑Ranunculus • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Ranunculaceae, ↑family Ranunculaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
