buttercup family

noun

1. the plant family Ranunculaceae, typified by mostly herbaceous plants having usually alternate leaves, multistaminate flowers sometimes lacking petals but with colorful sepals, and including the anemone, buttercup, clematis, columbine, delphinium, and monkshood.

Example Sentences

It is a member of the buttercup family, and may be recognised as a buttercup of a snow white, with a bright yellow centre.

From Project Gutenberg

The first order (Polycarpæ) includes ten families, of which the buttercup family (Ranunculaceæ) is the most familiar.

From Project Gutenberg