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.
Anemone pulsatilla n : European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers [syn: {European pasqueflower}, {Pulsatilla vulgaris}]