pinxter flower love

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides) of the eastern United States, having pink or purple flowers that bloom before the leaves appear.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From Pinkster, Pinxter, Whitsuntide, from obsolete Dutch pinxter, from Middle Dutch, ultimately from Greek pentēkostē, Pentecost; see Pentecost.]

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