renoncule

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rānunculus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.nɔ̃.kyl/

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Noun

renoncule f (plural renoncules)

1. (botany) buttercup (Ranunculus)

Derived terms

• anémone fausse-renoncule
• renoncule de Gouan

Further reading

• Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “renoncule”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette
• “renoncule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012