Ranunculaceae

2 definitions found

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

  Ranunculaceous \Ra*nun`cu*la"ceous\
     (r[.a]*n[u^][ng]`k[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [See {Ranunculus}.]
     (Bot.)
     Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants
     ({Ranunculaceae}), of which the buttercup is the type, and
     which includes also the virgin's bower, the monkshood,


     larkspur, anemone, meadow rue, and peony.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ranunculaceae
       n : a family of Ranunculaceae [syn: {family Ranunculaceae}, {buttercup
           family}, {crowfoot family}]