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RANUNCULI
RANUNCULUS
Ranunculus, genus Ranunculus
(noun) annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
ranunculi
plural of ranunculus
Source: Wiktionary
RANUNCULUS
Ra*nun`cu*lus, n.; pl. E. Ranunculuses, L. Ranunculi. Etym: [L., a little frog, a medicinal plant, perhaps crowfoot, dim. of rana a frog; cf. raccare to roar.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of herbs, mostly with yellow flowers, including crowfoot, buttercups, and the cultivated ranunculi (R. Asiaticus, R. aconitifolius, etc.) in which the flowers are double and of various colors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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