rəˈnā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Ranunculus + -ales
: a large order of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees including the Ranunculaceae, Berberidaceae, Magnoliaceae, Annonaceae, and Lauraceae and being distinguished in general by flowers with spirally arranged parts, numerous stamens, and an apocarpous gynoecium