ranunculus [rəˈnʌŋkjʊləs] (pl. ranunculuses 或 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 毛茛属植物
Genus Ranunculus, family Ranunculaceae: many species, including several garden ornamentals 毛茛属,毛茛科: 多种,包括几种观赏植物
语源
modern Latin, from Latin, literally little frog', diminutive of rana