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ra·nun·cu·lus
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n. pl. ra·nun·cu·lus·es or ra·nun·cu·li (-lī') Any of numerous plants of the genus Ranunculus, including the buttercups. [New Latin Rānunculus, genus name, from Latin rānunculus, a kind of medicinal plant, diminutive of rāna, frog, perhaps of imitative origin.] |
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Ranunculus
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| ranunculus | |
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| annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot |
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Ranunculus
A*nem"o*ne\, n. [L. anemone, Gr. ?, fr. ? wind.]1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone. Note: This word is sometimes pronounced [a^]n`[=e]*m[=o]"n[-e], especially by classical scholars.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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