ranunculuses — ra·nun·cu·lus || rÉ™ nʌŋkjÉ™lÉ™s / kjÊŠl n. category of flowering plant with many rich colors (such as the buttercup) … English contemporary dictionary
Ranunculi — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ranunculus aconitifolius — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ranunculus Asiaticus — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ranunculus — noun (plural ranunculus or ranunculuses or ranunculi) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, from diminutive of rana frog Date: 1543 buttercup … New Collegiate Dictionary
ranunculus — [rə nuŋ′kyoo ləs] n. pl. ranunculuses or ranunculi [rə nuŋ′kyoolī΄] 〚ModL < L, tadpole, medicinal plant, dim. of rana, frog〛 BUTTERCUP * * * ra·nun·cu·lus (rə nŭngʹkyə ləs) n. pl. ra·nun·cu·lus·es or ra·nun·cu·li ( lī ) Any of numerous plants of… … Universalium
ranunculus — [rə nʌŋkjʊləs] noun (plural ranunculuses or ranunculi lʌɪ, li:) a plant of a genus that includes the buttercups and water crowfoots, typically having yellow or white bowl shaped flowers and lobed or toothed leaves. [Genus Ranunculus: many species … English new terms dictionary
ranunculus — /rəˈnʌŋkjələs / (say ruh nungkyuhluhs) noun (plural ranunculuses or ranunculi /rəˈnʌŋkjəlaɪ/ (say ruh nungkyuhluy)) any plant of the large and widely distributed genus Ranunculus, comprising herbs with leaves mostly divided, and flowers, commonly …
ranunculus — [rə nuŋ′kyoo ləs] n. pl. ranunculuses or ranunculi [rə nuŋ′kyoolī΄] [ModL < L, tadpole, medicinal plant, dim. of rana, frog] BUTTERCUP … English World dictionary
