pasque flower

noun

Any of various deciduous perennial flowering plants, of the genus Pulsatilla, found in clumps in certain grassland areas.

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American pasqueflowerpasqueflower
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Meanings

nounpasque flower (plural pasque flowers)

plural pasque flowers

  1. Any of various deciduous perennial flowering plants, of the genus Pulsatilla, found in clumps in certain grassland areas.
  2. Synonym of American pasqueflower.

    Synonyms: American pasqueflower

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of American pasqueflower.

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American pasqueflower

More synonyms by meaning

nounany plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone

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pasqueflower
Broader
wildflowerwild flower
Also see
american pasqueflowereaster flower

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Pasque is from a French word for Easter (Old French Pasque (“Easter”) or Middle French Pasques (“Easter”), related to Pesach (“Passover”)), because they bloom around Easter.

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Translations

Bulgarian съсънка
  • съсънка (săsănka)flower of Pulsatilla
Catalan pulsatil·la
  • pulsatil·laflower of Pulsatilla
Chinese Mandarin 歐白頭翁 /欧白头翁
  • 歐白頭翁 /欧白头翁 (ōubáitóuwēng)flower of Pulsatilla
Czech koniklec
  • koniklecflower of Pulsatilla
Estonian karukell
  • karukellflower of Pulsatilla
Finnish kylmänkukka, vuokko
  • kylmänkukkaflower of Pulsatilla
  • vuokkoflower of Pulsatilla
French pulsatille
  • pulsatilleflower of Pulsatilla
German Kuhschelle, Küchenschelle
  • Kuhschelleflower of Pulsatilla
  • Küchenschelleflower of Pulsatilla
Hungarian kökörcsin
  • kökörcsinflower of Pulsatilla
Lithuanian šilagėlė
  • šilagėlėflower of Pulsatilla
Polish sasanka
  • sasankaflower of Pulsatilla
Romanian dedițel, sisinei de munte
  • dedițelflower of Pulsatilla
  • sisinei de munteflower of Pulsatilla
Russian простре́л
  • простре́л (prostrél)flower of Pulsatilla
Spanish pulsatilla
  • pulsatillaflower of Pulsatilla
Swedish backsippa
  • backsippaflower of Pulsatilla
Ukrainian сон
  • сон (son)flower of Pulsatilla
Cite this entry
APA

pasque flower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasque%20flower

MLA

“pasque flower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasque%20flower. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pasque flower,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasque%20flower.

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