- Pinxter
- Pinxter Pinx"ter, n. See {Pinkster}. [1913 Webster]
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Pinxter
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pinxter — 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
pinxter — Usage: usually capitalized variant of pinkster * * * /pingk steuhr/, n. Pinkster. * * * pinxter variant of pinkster … Useful english dictionary
pinxter flower — ☆ pinxter flower [piŋk′stər ] n. [so named from blossoming at PINKSTER] a variety of azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) with pink, sweet smelling flowers, purplish red at the base … English World 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
Pinxter blomachee — 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
pinxter bloom — noun see pinxter flower … Useful english dictionary
Pinxter — /pingk steuhr/, n. Pinkster. * * * … Universalium
pinxter — n. [Written also Pingster and Pinkster.] Pentecost, Whit Sunday, Whitsuntide … New dictionary of synonyms
pinxter flower — noun Etymology: Dutch pinkster Whitsuntide Date: 1857 a deciduous pink flowered azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides syn. R. nudiflorum) native to rich moist woodlands of eastern North America … New Collegiate 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
