Pasqueflower
[pask-flou-er] /ˈpæskˌflaʊ ər/
noun
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.
/ˈpɑːskˌflaʊə; ˈpæsk-/
noun
1.
a purple-flowered herbaceous ranunculaceous plant, Anemone pulsatilla (or Pulsatilla vulgaris), of N and Central Europe and W Asia
2.
any of several related North American plants, such as A. patens
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