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Ranunculus flammula

Ranunculus flammula

9.9
A small plant like a buttercup that grows in wet places with bright yellow flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : ranúnculo flammula
  • The bright yellow flowers of Ranunculus flammula add color to wetland habitats in spring and summer.

Examples

  • The Ranunculus flammula has spear-shaped leaves that are quite distinctive.

  • The Ranunculus flammula thrives in wetland areas.

  • Ranunculus flammula is commonly found along the edges of ponds and marshes in Europe.

  • Gardeners sometimes cultivate Ranunculus flammula in water gardens for its attractive foliage and blooms.

  • Ranunculus flammula is commonly found along the edges of ponds and marshes in Europe.

  • Gardeners sometimes cultivate Ranunculus flammula in water gardens for its attractive foliage and blooms.

  • The bright yellow flowers of Ranunculus flammula add color to wetland habitats in spring and summer.

Synonyms

lesser spearwort
vsRanunculus flammula
  • UK
9.7

A water plant with long spear-shaped leaves that grows by rivers and ponds

emphasizes frequent occurrence in wetlands

Surface Forms

Ranunculus flammula singular
Ranunculus flammulas plural

Morphology

Ranunculus + flammula

This is a Latin binomial (scientific name) rather than a compositional English phrase; its meaning (a specific buttercup species) cannot be reliably inferred by a B1 learner from the parts. One constituent is not a standard English word and even if 'Ranunculus' is recognized as a plant genus, species epithets are technical labels and do not transparently convey the full ecological description given.

Etymology

Ranunculus flammula comes from old Latin words: Ranunculus means 'little frog' because these buttercups often grow at the water's edge where frogs live, and flammula means 'little flame' for the plant's small bright yellow flowers, so the name fits this wetland, yellow-flowering plant.