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单词 pasque flower
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Definition of pasque flower in English:

pasque flower

noun pɑːskpask
  • A spring-flowering European plant related to the anemones, with purple flowers and fernlike foliage.

    Pulsatilla vulgaris, family Ranunculaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the spring, the pasque flower is densely covered with white silky hairs that look like an old mans beard.
    • Now that I have acid soil, I dream of pasque flowers and pinks.
    • While many of the other plants in South Dakota haven't even turned green, the pasque flower is peaking above the snow, with its white, pink, or purplish, tulip-like blossoms already open.
    • From mid-June through July, you should see profuse wildflowers, from the dainty, lavender pasque flowers to penstemons in shades of blue and purple.
    • These include California poppy, Jamaican dogwood, cramp bark and pasque flower.

Origin

Late 16th century (as passeflower): from French passe-fleur. The change in spelling of the first word was due to association with archaic pasque 'Easter' (because of the plant's early flowering).

 
 
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