[rәˏnʌŋkju'leiʃәs]
adj.
[植] 毛莨科的

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.