ranunculus
/rəˈnʌŋkjʊləs/noun
(pl. ranunculuses 或ranunculi /-laɪ/)
1- a temperate plant of a genus that includes the buttercups and water crowfoots, typically having yellow or white bowl-shaped flowers and lobed or toothed leaves毛茛属植物。
1.1
- Genus Ranunculus, family Ranunculaceae: many species, including several garden ornamentals.毛茛属, 毛茛科：多种, 包括几种观赏植物。
词源
modern Latin, from Latin, literally 'little frog', diminutive of rana.