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pasque⋅flow⋅er

  [pask-flou-er]
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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.
Origin:
Pasque (var. sp. of Pasch ) + flower (so named by the herbalist Gerarde in 1597); r. passeflower < MF passefleur; see pass
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pasque·flow·er   (pāsk'flou'ər)   
n.  Any of several plants of the genus Anemone, especially A. patens, having large blue, purple, or white flowers, each producing many conspicuously plumed achenes.

[Alteration (influenced by pasque, Easter, from their flowering in April) of obsolete passeflower, from French passefleur : passer, to pass; see pass + fleur, flower; see flower.]
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Main Entry: pasque·flow·er
Pronunciation: 'pask-"flau(-&)r
Function: noun
: any of several low perennial herbs of the genus Anemonethat have palmately compound leaves and large usually white or purple early spring flowers and include several (especially A. pulsatilla) used as sources of pulsatilla
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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