pinxterflower

pinxterflower
pinx·ter flower (pĭngkʹstər) n.
A deciduous shrub (Rhododendron periclymenoides) of the southeast United States, having a funnel-shaped pink or purple corolla and flowers that bloom before the leaves appear.
  [From Pinkster, Pinxter, Whitsuntide, from obsolete Dutch pinxter, from Middle Dutch, ultimately from Greek pentēkostē, Pentecost. See Pentecost.]

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