Definition of: pasqueflower

(pask′flou′ər) noun
Any of several plants (genus Anemone) with showy white, red, or purple flowers, blooming about Easter; especially, the daneflower or campana (A. pulsatilla) of the Old World, or A. ludoviciana, the State flower of South Dakota. Also pasch′·flow′er. [Earlier passeflower <F passefleur <passer excel + fleur flower; infl. in form by F pasque Easter]