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pasque flower

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pasque \Pasque\, n. [OF. pasque.]
   See {Pasch}.

   {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}.

Source : WordNet®

pasque flower
     n : any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in
         genus Anemone [syn: {pasqueflower}]
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