̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_ləs noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, any of several species of Ranunculus, literally, small frog, diminutive of rana frog
1. capitalized : a large and widely distributed genus (the type of the family Ranunculaceae) of herbs that have simple or variously lobed leaves and mostly yellow flowers with five deciduous sepals and five nectariferous petals followed by numerous flattened achenes borne in a head or spike — see buttercup
2. plural ranunculus·es -ləsə̇z or ranuncu·li -ˌlī : any plant of the genus Ranunculus