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