noun
a family of Ranunculaceae
• Syn: ↑family Ranunculaceae, ↑buttercup family, ↑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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\\rəˌnəŋkyəˈlāsēˌē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a large family of plants (order Ranales) distinguished by colorless acrid juice, usually alternate leaves, and regular or irregular polypetalous or apetalous flowers with hypogynous stamens — see ranunculus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.