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pasque·flower (paskflo̵u′ər)

noun

any of several plants (genus Anemone) of the buttercup family; esp., a North American wildflower (A. patens) of early spring, having silky, hairy foliage and cup-shaped, bluish, solitary flowers

Etymology: earlier passeflower < MFr passefleur < passer, pass + fleur, flower, altered by assoc. with Fr pasque, Pasch

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