单词 | pasqueflower |
释义 | pasqueflower[ pask-flou-er ] / ˈpæskˌflaʊ ər / nounan Old World plant, Anemone pulsatilla, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocuslike flowers blooming about Easter. a related plant, A. patens, having similar flowers: the state flower of South Dakota. Origin of pasqueflowerPasque (variant spelling of Pasch) + flower (so named by the herbalist Gerarde in 1597); replacing passeflower<Middle French passefleur;see pass Words nearby pasqueflowerPASOK, Pasolini, pas op, paspalum, Pasquale, pasqueflower, pasquil, pasquinade, pass, passable, passably Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for pasqueflowerpasqueflower / (ˈpɑːskˌflaʊə, ˈpæsk-) / nouna purple-flowered herbaceous ranunculaceous plant, Anemone pulsatilla (or Pulsatilla vulgaris), of N and Central Europe and W Asia any of several related North American plants, such as A. patens Symbol: paschal flower, pulsatilla Word Origin for pasqueflowerC16: from French passefleur, from passer to excel + fleur flower; changed to pasqueflower Easter flower, because it blooms at Easter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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