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Pinkster

Pink′ster

,
Noun.
[D.
pinkster
,
pinksteren
, fr. Gr. [GREEK]. See
Pentecost
.]
Whitsuntide.
[Written also
pingster
and
pinxter
.]
Pinkster flower
(Bot.)
,
the rosy flower of the
Azalea nudiflora
; also, the shrub itself; – called also
Pinxter blomachee
by the New York descendants of the Dutch settlers.

Definition 2024

Pinkster

Pinkster

See also: pinkster

English

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Pinkster

  1. Whitsuntide

Derived terms

  • Pinkster apple
  • Pinkster flower

pinkster

pinkster

See also: Pinkster

German

Adjective

pinkster

  1. inflected form of pink

Etymology

From Dutch pinkster, pinksteren, from Ancient Greek [Term?]. See Pentecost.

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