Pulsatilla \Pul`sa*til"la\, n. [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.
Pulsatilla
n : includes a group of plants that in some classifications are
included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers [syn: {genus
Pulsatilla}]