Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of ranunculaceous plants, with stout creeping root-stocks, flowers having showy yellow sepals but no petals, and fruit consisting of many-seeded pods in clusters.
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- noun a genus of Caltha
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Examples
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The other children adorned themselves as best they could with the yellow flowers of the trollius and caltha.
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The other children adorned themselves as best they could with the yellow flowers of the trollius and caltha.
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The other children adorned themselves as best they could with the yellow flowers of the trollius and caltha.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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In the centre of the valley stretched the marsh, flaming gold with flags and caltha, and dotted with white valerian.
Two Summers in Guyenne Edward Harrison Barker 1885
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The other children adorned themselves as best they could with the yellow flowers of the trollius and caltha.
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