D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ranunculaceous

/(rȧ*nŭṉ`kū̇*lā"shŭs)/ · Ra·nun·cu·la·ceous · IPA /ɹəˌnʌŋkjʊˈleɪʃəs/
01 a. Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Ranunculaceae), of which the buttercup is the type, and which includes also the virgin's bow…
  1. 1.
    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.(Bot.)