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Webster 1913 Edition


Pulsatilla

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Pulˊsa-til′la

,
Noun.
[NL.]
(Bot.)
A genus of ranunculaceous herbs including the pasque flower. This genus is now merged in
Anemone
. Some species, as
Anemone Pulsatilla
,
Anemone pratensis
, and
Anemone patens
, are used medicinally.