Ranunculus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ranunculus \Ra*nun"cu*lus\ (r[.a]*n[u^][ng]"k[-u]*l[u^]s), n.;
     pl. E. {Ranunculuses} (r[.a]*n[u^][ng]"k[-u]*l[u^]s*[e^]z),
     L. {Ranunculi} (-l[imac]). [L., a little frog, a medicinal
     plant, perhaps crowfoot, dim. of rana a frog; cf. raccare to
     roar.] (Bot.)
     A genus of herbs, mostly with yellow flowers, including


     crowfoot, buttercups, and the cultivated ranunculi
     ({Ranunculus Asiaticus}, {Ranunculus aconitifolius}, etc.) in
     which the flowers are double and of various colors.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ranunculus
       n : annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot
           [syn: {genus Ranunculus}]