'Pulsatilla' definitions:

Definition of 'Pulsatilla'

(from WordNet)
noun
Includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers [syn: Pulsatilla, genus Pulsatilla]

Definition of 'Pulsatilla'

From: 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]