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"Buttercup" Definition

noun

Any of numerous herbs of the genus Ranunculus, native chiefly to temperate and cold regions and having acrid juice, often toothed or lobed leaves, and usually yellow or white flowers with numerous pistils.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Any of a genus ( of the family Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family) of herbs with yellow or white flowers and alternate leaves.

Source: Merriam-Webster

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