RANUNCULUS

Ranunculus, genus Ranunculus

(noun) annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

ranunculus (plural ranunculuses or ranunculi)

Any plant of the genus Ranunculus; the buttercup or crowfoot.

Synonyms

• (genus Ranunculus): buttercup, crowfoot

Source: Wiktionary

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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