'Ranunculaceae' definitions:
Definition of 'Ranunculaceae'
(from WordNet)
noun
A family of Ranunculaceae [syn: Ranunculaceae, family Ranunculaceae, buttercup family, crowfoot family]
Definition of 'Ranunculaceae'
From: 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]