What is "ranunculaceae"

Ranunculaceous \Ra*nun`cu*la"ceous\ (r[.a]*n[u^][ng]`k[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [See Ranunculus.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants ( Ranunculace[ae]), of which the buttercup is the type, and which includes also the virgin's bower, the monkshood, larkspur, anemone, meadow rue, and peony.

Ranunculaceae (buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin rānunculus "little frog", from rāna "frog") are a family of 2346 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, distributed worldwide.

The largest genera are Ranunculus (600 species), Delphinium (365), Thalictrum (330), Clematis (325), and Aconitum (300).