ranunculus

 
Pronunciation: /rəˈnʌŋkjʊləs/

noun (plural ranunculuses or ranunculi /-lʌɪ, -liː/)

  • 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.
    • Genus Ranunculus, family Ranunculaceae: many species, including several garden ornamentals

Origin:

modern Latin, from Latin, literally 'little frog', diminutive of rana