pulsatilla
/ˌpʌlsəˈtɪlə
/noun
A plant of a genus that includes the pasque flower.
- Genus Pulsatilla, family Ranunculaceae.
- The genus Pulsatilla includes about 30 species, many of which are valued for their finely-dissected leaves, solitary bell-shaped flowers, and plumed seed heads.
- Pulsatilla is a very rare flower which blooms only at Easter in Slovenia.
Origin
Modern Latin, diminutive of pulsatus 'beaten about', expressing the notion 'small flower beaten by the wind'.