ranunculaceous

ranunculaceous
/reuh nung'kyeuh lay"sheuhs/, adj.
belonging to the Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family of plants. Cf. buttercup family.
[1825-35; < NL Ranunculace(ae) name of family (Ranuncul(us) genus name (L ranunculus little frog; ran(a) frog + -unculus dim. suffix, extracted from n-stem derivatives; see HOMUNCULUS) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS]

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