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[syn: pasqueflower, pasque flower]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pasque \Pasque\, n. [OF. pasque.]
See Pasch.
[1913 Webster]
Pasque flower (Bot.), a name of several plants of the genus
Anemone, section Pulsatilla. They are perennial herbs
with rather large purplish blossoms, which appear in early
spring, or about Easter, whence the common name. Called
also campana.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pasque flower
n 1: any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in
genus Anemone [syn: pasqueflower, pasque flower]