ranunculaceae

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ranunculaceae - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

ranunculaceae - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Ranunculaceae
      n 1: a family of Ranunculaceae [syn: Ranunculaceae, family Ranunculaceae
           , buttercup family, crowfoot family]