pasqueflower
noun
pasque·flow·er
ˈpask-ˌflau̇(-ə)r 
: any of several anemones with palmately compound leaves and large usually white or purple early spring flowers
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The first green shoots of pasqueflowers will push up in prairies.
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Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2023
Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for alpine flowers like Davidson's Penstemon, western pasqueflower, sticky cinquefoil, Newberry's fleece flower, and others.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2022
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Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2023
Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for alpine flowers like Davidson's Penstemon, western pasqueflower, sticky cinquefoil, Newberry's fleece flower, and others.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2022
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“Pasqueflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pasqueflower. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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pasqueflower
noun
pasque·flow·er
ˈpask-ˌflau̇(-ə)r
: any of several perennial herbs of the genus Anemone having palmately compound leaves and large usually white or purple flowers and including several (especially A. pulsatilla synonym Pulsatilla vulgaris) used as sources of pulsatilla
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