pinkster flower.
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Pinkster flower — Pinkster Pink ster, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. ?. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] [1913 Webster] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; called … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pinkster flower — ☆ pinkster flower [piŋk′stər ] n. PINXTER FLOWER * * * … Universalium
pinkster flower — ☆ pinkster flower [piŋk′stər ] n. PINXTER FLOWER … English World dictionary
pinkster flower — variant of pinxter flower * * * pinkster flower, = pinxter flower. (Cf. ↑pinxter flower) … Useful english dictionary
pinkster flower. — See pinxter flower. [1865 70, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
Pinkster — Pink ster, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. ?. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] [1913 Webster] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pinkster — n. US Whitsuntide. Phrases and idioms: pinkster flower the pink azalea, Rhododendron nudiflorum. Etymology: Du., = Pentecost … Useful english dictionary
pinxter flower — noun also pinxter bloom or pinxter or pinkster flower Etymology: pinxter, pinkster from Dutch pinkster Whitsuntide more at pinkster : a deciduous pink flowered azalea (Rhododendro … Useful english dictionary
flaming pinkster — noun Etymology: flaming (present participle of flame) (II) + pinkster (as in pinkster flower) : flame azalea … Useful english dictionary
pinxter flower — a wild azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers. Also, pinkster flower. Also called wild honeysuckle. [1865 70, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
