Noun: buttercup family 'bú-tu(r),kúp 'fa-mu-lee
- A family of mostly herbaceous flowering plants including buttercups, clematis, and anemones
"The buttercup family contains many species with bright yellow flowers";
- Ranunculaceae, family Ranunculaceae, crowfoot family
Type of: magnoliid dicot family
Part of: order Ranales, order Ranunculales, Ranales, Ranunculales
Encyclopedia: Buttercup family