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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
Anemone
. Some species, as
Anemone Pulsatilla
,
Anemone pratensis
, and
Anemone patens
, are used medicinally.

Definition 2024


Pulsatilla

Pulsatilla

See also: pulsatilla

Translingual

Proper noun

Pulsatilla f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – the passionflower and related species; sometimes treated as a subgenus of Anemone.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

pulsatilla

pulsatilla

See also: Pulsatilla

English

Noun

pulsatilla (plural pulsatillas)

  1. 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