Ranunculus
Pronunciation : Ra*nun`cu*lus, n.; pl. E. Ranunculuses
Part of Speech : L.
Etymology : [L., a little frog, a medicinal plant, perhaps crowfoot, dim. of rana a frog; cf. raccare to roar.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Ranunculi.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913