pasqueflower
[ pask-flou-er ]
/ ˈpæskˌflaʊ ər /
noun
an Old World plant, Anemone pulsatilla, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocuslike flowers blooming about Easter.
a related plant, A. patens, having similar flowers: the state flower of South Dakota.
Words nearby pasqueflower
paso doble,
pasok,
pasolini,
paspalum,
pasquale,
pasqueflower,
pasquil,
pasquinade,
pass,
pass away,
pass band
British Dictionary definitions for pasqueflower
pasqueflower
/ (ˈpɑːskˌflaʊə, ˈpæsk-) /
noun
a purple-flowered herbaceous ranunculaceous plant, Anemone pulsatilla (or Pulsatilla vulgaris), of N and Central Europe and W Asia
any of several related North American plants, such as A. patens
Symbol:
paschal flower,
pulsatilla
Word Origin for pasqueflower
C16: from French
passefleur, from
passer to excel +
fleur flower; changed to
pasqueflower Easter flower, because it blooms at Easter