[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ranunculaceous \ranun`cula"ceous\
   r.anu^ng`k-ul=a"shu^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
see also:
ranunculus ranunculaceae 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ranunculaceae
     n : a family of ranunculaceae syn: family ranunculaceae, buttercup
         family, crowfoot family
see also:
family ranunculaceae buttercup family crowfoot family 

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