Ranunculus

See also: ranunculus

Translingual
Ranunculus repens

Etymology

Latin ranunculus (“little frog”)

Proper noun

Ranunculus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – the ranunculuses, including the buttercup etc.

Usage notes
  • The genus is apparently not monophyletic, so some of the more than 350 species are likely to be assigned to newly created genera or to other existing genera.

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