'Ranal alliance' definitions:

Definition of 'Ranal alliance'

From: GCIDE

Ranal \Ra"nal\ (r[=a]"nal), a. (Bot.) Having a general affinity to ranunculaceous plants. [1913 Webster]
Ranal alliance (Bot.), a name proposed by Lindley for a group of natural orders, including Ranunculaceae, Magnoliaceae, Papaveraceae, and others related to them. [1913 Webster]