Pasqueflower Definition

păskflouər
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.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of pasque flower.
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Noun

Singular:
pasqueflower
Plural:
pasqueflowers

Origin of Pasqueflower

  • Alteration (influenced by pasque Easter, from their flowering in April) of obsolete passeflower from French passefleur passer to pass pass fleur flower flower

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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