Ranunculus /(rȧ*nŭṉ"kū̇*lŭs)/

pl. Ranunculuses, Ranunculi ((rȧ*nŭṉ"kū̇*lŭs*ĕz))

1. A genus of herbs, mostly with yellow flowers, including crowfoot, buttercups, and the cultivated ranunculi (Ranunculus Asiaticus, Ranunculus aconitifolius, etc.) in which the flowers are double and of various colors. (Bot.)