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ranunculus

ra.nun.cu.lus \r*-'n*n-ky*-l*s\ \-.li-, -.le-\ n or ra.nun.cu.lus.es or 
   ra.nun.cu.li [NL, genus name, fr. L, tadpole, crowfoot, dim. of rana frog] 
   pl  : any of a large widely distributed genus (Ranunculus) of dicotyledo 
   nous herbs (as a buttercup)