prairie anemone
n 1: short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or
lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American
pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus},
{lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American
pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]