noun

rānuncŭlus

gen. rānuncŭli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

a little frog; a tadpole; porwigle

Lit., a little frog, a tadpole, porwigle, Cic. Div. 1, 9, 15.—

by extension

Transf., jocosely, of the inhabitants of Ulubrae (as residing in the neighborhood of marshes), Cic. Fam. 7, 18, 3.—

A medicinal plant; called also; crowfoot

A medicinal plant, called also batrachion, perh. crowfoot, ranunculus, Plin. 25, 13, 109, § 172; Tert. Spect. 27.

Perseus ID: n40386 Key: ranunculus