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pinxter flower

(piŋk′stər)

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a variety of azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) with pink, sweet-smelling flowers, purplish-red at the base

Origin: so named from blossoming at Pinkster

See pinxter flower in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A deciduous shrub (Rhododendron periclymenoides) of the southeast United States, having a funnel-shaped pink or purple corolla and flowers that bloom before the leaves appear.

Origin:

Origin: From Pinkster, Pinxter, Whitsuntide

Origin: , from obsolete Dutch pinxter

Origin: , from Middle Dutch

Origin: , ultimately from Greek pentēkostē, Pentecost; see Pentecost

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