Noun: Ranunculaceae
- A family of mostly herbaceous flowering plants including buttercups, clematis, and anemones
"Many members of Ranunculaceae contain toxic compounds";
- family Ranunculaceae, buttercup family, crowfoot family
Type of: magnoliid dicot family
Part of: order Ranales, order Ranunculales, Ranales, Ranunculales
Encyclopedia: Ranunculaceae