Meanings
nounprairie smoke (uncountable)
- uncountableGeum triflorum.
- uncountableAnemone patens subsp. multifida (syn. Pulsatilla patens subsp. multifida).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounNorth American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits
Similar
purple avensGeum triflorum
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
The name refers to the seed heads of either species, which have long filaments covered with hairs and resemble smoke.
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APA
prairie smoke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prairie%20smoke
MLA
“prairie smoke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prairie%20smoke. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prairie smoke,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prairie%20smoke.
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