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}]