Pasque \Pasque\, n. [OF. pasque.] See {Pasch}. {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}.
pasque flower n : any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone [syn: {pasqueflower}]