ra|nun|cu|lus

ra|nun|cu|lus
ra|nun|cu|lus «ruh NUHNG kyuh luhs», noun, plural -lus|es, -li «-ly».
any plant of a large and widely distributed genus of herbs, with divided leaves and five-petaled flowers, such as the buttercup.
[< Latin rānunculus a medicinal plant; (originally) small frog < rāna frog (because of the shape)]

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  • nun — an·nun·ci·ate; an·nun·ci·a·tion; an·nun·ci·a·tor; an·nun·ci·a·to·ry; ca·nun; co·nun·drum; de·nun·ci·ate; de·nun·ci·a·tion; de·nun·ci·a·tive; de·nun·ci·a·tor; de·nun·ci·a·to·ry; il·la·nun; in·ter·nun·ci·ary; in·ter·nun·cio; in·ter·nun·ci·us;… …   English syllables

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  • sple — chrys·o·sple·ni·um; sple·nal·gia; sple·nat·ic; sple·nec·to·mize; sple·nec·to·my; sple·ne·o·lus; sple·net·i·cal·ly; sple·ni·tis; sple·ni·um; sple·ni·us; sple·noid; an·gu·lo·sple·ni·al; sple·net·ic; sple·ni·al; sple·nal·gic; sple·nun·cu·lus; …   English syllables

  • 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

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