pasque flower
nounEtymology Pasque is from a French word for Easter (Old French Pasque (“Easter”) or Middle French Pasques (“Easter”), related to Pesach (“Passover”)), because they bloom around Easter.
1
Any of various deciduous perennial flowering plants, of the genus Pulsatilla, found in clumps in certain grassland areas.
2
Synonym of American pasqueflower.