#buttercup__butterflower__crowfoot__goldcup__kingcup  any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
  supertype:  herbaceous_plant__herb  a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
  member of:  genus_Ranunculus
  subtype:  meadow_buttercup__tall_buttercup__tall_crowfoot__tall_field_buttercup__Ranunculus_acris  perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
  subtype:  common_buttercup__Ranunculus_bulbosus  perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in North America
  subtype:  Mount_Cook_lily__mountain_lily__Ranunculus_lyalii  showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand
  subtype:  western_buttercup__westernbuttercup__Ranunculus_occidentalis  perennial of western North America
  subtype:  creeping_buttercup__creeping_crowfoot__Ranunculus_repens  perennial European herb with long creeping stolons
  subtype:  cursed_crowfoot__celery-leaved_buttercup__Ranunculus_sceleratus  annual herb growing in marshy places

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