Ranunculaceae [医] 毛茛科
ranunculaceae[ noun ]
a family of Ranunculaceae
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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
({Ranunculace[ae]}), of which the buttercup is the type, and
which includes also the virgin's bower, the monkshood,
larkspur, anemone, meadow rue, and peony.