ranunculus
From LSJ
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
rānuncŭlus: i, m.
dim. rana.
I Lit., a little frog, a tadpole, porwigle, Cic. Div. 1, 9, 15.—
II Transf., jocosely, of the inhabitants of Ulubrae (as residing in the neighborhood of marshes), Cic. Fam. 7, 18, 3.—
III A medicinal plant, called also batrachion, perh. crowfoot, ranunculus, Plin. 25, 13, 109, § 172; Tert. Spect. 27.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
rānuncŭlus, ī, m. (rana),
1 petite grenouille : Cic. Div. 1, 15 || par plaisanterie, en parlant d’un habitant d’un lieu marécageux] : Cic. Fam. 7, 18, 3
2 c. batrachium : Plin. 25, 172.
