pasqueflower

pasqueflower
/pask"flow'euhr/, n.
1. an Old World plant, Anemone pulsatilla, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocuslike flowers blooming about Easter.
2. a related plant, A. patens, having similar flowers: the state flower of South Dakota.
[Pasque (var. sp. of PASCH) + FLOWER (so named by the herbalist Gerarde in 1597); r. passeflower < MF passefleur; see PASS]

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  • pasqueflower — pasque·flow·er …   English syllables

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