passe-fleur

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French

Etymology

Nativized from passi-flore, passiflore, from translingual Passiflora and Medieval Latin flōs passiōnis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pas.flœʁ/ ~ /pɑs.flœʁ/
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Noun

passe-fleur f (plural passe-fleurs) (obsolete)

  1. common hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
  2. rose campion (Silene coronaria syn. Lychnis coronaria)

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