Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ranunculus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: ra-nun-cu-lus
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Ranunculus; the buttercup or crowfoot.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Ranunculus, from Latin rānunculus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Ranunculus, rānunculus

Inflected Forms

ranunculuses (plural) ranunculi (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ranunculaceous

Synonyms

buttercup crowfoot

Questions

What does ranunculus mean?: Any plant of the genus Ranunculus; the buttercup or crowfoot.
Where does ranunculus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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