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family Ranunculaceae

family Ranunculaceae

8.8
A group of flowering plants that includes buttercups and clematis
  • noun
  • /ˈfæmɪli ˌrænʌkjuˈleɪʃi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia Ranunculaceae
  • Several species in the family Ranunculaceae are popular in horticulture, including the anemone and clematis.

Examples

  • The family Ranunculaceae is distributed worldwide, with many members found in temperate regions.

  • Botanists study the family Ranunculaceae for its diversity of floral forms and ecological adaptations.

  • The family Ranunculaceae includes many beautiful flowers.

  • Many plants from the family Ranunculaceae thrive in wet conditions.

  • Botanists study the family Ranunculaceae for its diversity of floral forms and ecological adaptations.

  • Several species in the family Ranunculaceae are popular in horticulture, including the anemone and clematis.

  • The family Ranunculaceae is distributed worldwide, with many members found in temperate regions.

Synonyms

Ranunculaceae
vsfamily Ranunculaceae
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of plants that make flowers, including buttercups and clematis

uses a phrase saying it is a plant family rather than just the name
buttercup family
vsfamily Ranunculaceae
  • Specialized
5.5

A group of flowering plants that includes buttercups and flowers like columbines and clematis

uses a formal phrase specifying the taxonomic family rather than a casual name
crowfoot family
vsfamily Ranunculaceae
  • Specialized
8.7

A group of plants with flowers that includes buttercups and anemones

uses a neutral, widely accepted family phrase instead of regional naming

Surface Forms

family Ranunculaceae singular
families Ranunculaceae plural

Morphology

family + Ranunculaceae

The phrase simply combines the noun 'family' (a scientific grouping) with the proper name 'Ranunculaceae', so its meaning — the taxonomic family called Ranunculaceae — is directly derivable from the parts. This predictable, compositional pattern is common in scientific naming and across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would understand it.

Etymology

Family Ranunculaceae comes from the old Latin word ranunculus, which means 'little frog' because many of these plants grow in wet places where frogs live. That's why the name points to a large group of flowering plants—the 'buttercup family'—including flowers like buttercups, anemones, and clematis.