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Webster 1913 Edition
Pulsatilla
‖
Pulˊsa-til′la
,Noun.
[NL.]
(Bot.)
A genus of ranunculaceous herbs including the pasque flower. This genus is now merged in . Some species, as
Anemone
Anemone Pulsatilla
, Anemone pratensis
, and Anemone patens
, are used medicinally. Definition 2024
Pulsatilla
Pulsatilla
See also: pulsatilla
Translingual
Proper noun
Pulsatilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – the passionflower and related species; sometimes treated as a subgenus of Anemone.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Ranunculaceae - family; Ranunculoideae - subfamily; Anemoneae - tribe
Hyponyms
- For species see Pulsatilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Pulsatilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
pulsatilla
pulsatilla
See also: Pulsatilla
English
Noun
pulsatilla (plural pulsatillas)
- Any of several plants, of the former genus Pulsatilla, now often considered a subgenus of Anemone, including the pasque flower, some of which are used as medicinal herbs