PULSATILLA

Pulsatilla, genus Pulsatilla

(noun) includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

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

Source: Wiktionary


Pul`sa*til"la, n. Etym: [NL.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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