noun
a family of Ranunculaceae
• Syn: ↑Ranunculaceae, ↑family Ranunculaceae, ↑crowfoot family
• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ranales, ↑order Ranales, ↑Ranunculales, ↑order Ranunculales
• Member Meronyms:
↑Ranunculus, ↑genus Ranunculus, ↑Aconitum, ↑genus Aconitum, ↑Actaea, ↑genus Actaea, ↑Adonis, ↑genus Adonis, ↑genus Anemone, ↑Anemonella, ↑genus Anemonella, ↑genus Aquilegia, ↑Caltha, ↑genus Caltha, ↑Cimicifuga, ↑genus Cimicifuga, ↑genus Clematis, ↑Coptis, ↑genus Coptis, ↑Consolida, ↑genus Consolida, ↑genus Delphinium, ↑Eranthis, ↑genus Eranthis, ↑Helleborus, ↑genus Helleborus, ↑genus Hepatica, ↑Hydrastis, ↑genus Hydrastis, ↑Isopyrum, ↑genus Isopyrum, ↑Laccopetalum, ↑genus Laccopetalum, ↑genus Nigella, ↑Pulsatilla, ↑genus Pulsatilla, ↑Thalictrum, ↑genus Thalictrum, ↑Trautvetteria, ↑genus Trautvetteria, ↑Trollius, ↑genus Trollius
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the plant family Ranunculaceae, typified by mostly herbaceous plants having usually alternate leaves, multistaminate flowers sometimes lacking petals but with colorful sepals, and including the anemone, buttercup, clematis, columbine, delphinium, and monkshood.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.