Pasque flower

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pasque flower
    n 1: any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in
         genus Anemone [syn: {pasqueflower}, {pasque flower}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pasque \Pasque\, n. [OF. pasque.]
   See {Pasch}.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Pasque flower} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the genus
      {Anemone}, section {Pulsatilla}. They are perennial herbs
      with rather large purplish blossoms, which appear in early
      spring, or about Easter, whence the common name. Called
      also {campana}.
      [1913 Webster]