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pasqueflower

pasqueflower

9.9
A small plant with bright purple or white flowers that appear in early spring
  • noun
  • /ˈpæskwəˌflaʊər/
  • US
translation icon : flor de pascua

Examples

  • The spring beauty comes complete, and the pasqueflower.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • In early spring, the vibrant pasqueflower blooms can be seen dotting the meadows.

  • Gardeners often choose pasqueflower for its stunning purple flowers during the spring season.

  • The pasqueflower is known for its delicate petals that emerge as the snow melts.

Synonyms

Pulsatilla
vspasqueflower
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant that grows every year and has bell-shaped flowers in spring

is a specific plant group sometimes treated as part of that genus
pasque flower
vspasqueflower
  • UK
9.6

A small plant that blooms in early spring with purple or white showy flowers

is the same concept but named in an alternative common form
Anemone pulsatilla
vspasqueflower
  • UK
9.9

A European plant that lives many years with violet or white spring flowers and feathery leaves

is the general plant type rather than this single European species
Pulsatilla vulgaris
vspasqueflower
  • Specialized
9.9

A small European plant that grows every year with violet or white flowers in spring

is the wider plant concept that includes such European species
European pasqueflower
vspasqueflower
  • UK
8.8

A small European plant with violet or white flowers that bloom in spring

is the broader name for similar plants across regions, not only Europe
Pulsatilla patens
vspasqueflower
  • Specialized
9.9

A short hairy plant that comes back each year with blue-violet spring flowers

is the encompassing plant group that includes such short, hairy species
Anemone ludoviciana
vspasqueflower
  • Specialized
9.9

A short hairy plant from North America and Siberia with blue-violet spring flowers

is the overall plant category that this description fits within
Eastern pasque flower
vspasqueflower
  • US
9.5

A short, hairy plant that comes back every year and has blue-violet or lilac flowers in early spring

is the general term covering such North American and other species
American pasqueflower
vspasqueflower
  • US
9.8

A short hairy plant with blue-violet or lilac flowers in early spring

is the broader name that applies to these North American forms as well
American pulsatilla
vspasqueflower
  • US
9.5

A short, hairy plant from North America that lives more than one year and has blue-violet spring flowers

is the higher-level plant concept including these regional examples
prairie anemone
vspasqueflower
  • US
9.3

A short hairy plant with blue-violet or lilac flowers that blooms in early spring

is the general perennial group that includes such prairie examples
Anemone occidentalis
vspasqueflower
  • Specialized
9.9

A mountain flower from western North America that blooms in spring

is the wider plant category rather than this specific western species
Pulsatilla occidentalis
vspasqueflower
  • Specialized
9.9

A small wild flower that comes back every year in western North America

is the overarching plant term that covers that western species
Western pasqueflower
vspasqueflower
  • US
9.5

A plant that lives many years in western North America with large hairy white flowers

is the general label for similar spring-blooming perennial plants

Compounds

A short hairy plant with blue-violet or lilac flowers in early spring

A small European plant with violet or white flowers that bloom in spring

A plant that lives many years in western North America with large hairy white flowers

Surface Forms

pasqueflower singular
pasqueflowers plural

Morphology

pasqueflower = pasque + flower (opaque) = pasque + flower

While historically 'pasque' + 'flower' literally means a flower associated with Easter/spring, the element 'pasque' is archaic/obscure to most learners, so the compound's logic is not predictable for an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Pasqueflower comes from an old word pasque, which means 'Easter'. So it is an 'Easter flower' because this plant opens its bright blooms in early spring around that time.