<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An Old World plant, <em>Anemone pulsatilla</em>, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocus-like flowers blooming about Easter.</li><li>A related plant, <em>A. patens</em>, having similar flowers: the state flower of South Dakota.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>