'Pasque flower' definitions:
Definition of 'pasque flower'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone [syn: pasqueflower, pasque flower]
Definition of 'Pasque flower'
From: GCIDE
- 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]