Pulsatilla

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pulsatilla \Pul`sa*til"la\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
     A genus of ranunculaceous herbs including the pasque flower.
     This genus is now merged in {{Anemone}}. Some species, as
     {Anemone Pulsatilla}, {Anemone pratensis}, and {Anemone
     patens}, are used medicinally.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Pulsatilla
       n : includes a group of plants that in some classifications are
           included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers [syn: {genus
           Pulsatilla}]