ranunculaceae

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

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]