Ficaria

noun

Fi·​car·​ia

fīˈka(a)rēə

: a small genus of European herbs (family Ranunculaceae) closely related to the buttercups but having three sepals and swollen smooth achenes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin ficus fig + New Latin -aria; from the appearance of the roots

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