noun
Meaning 1
Geum triflorum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
prairie smoke
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noun
Meaning 2
Anemone patens subsp. multifida (syn. Pulsatilla patens subsp. multifida).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: purple avens, Geum triflorum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: avens
History
Etymology
The name refers to the seed heads of either species, which have long filaments covered with hairs and resemble smoke.