pulsatilla (?p?ls??t?l?) n (Plants) another name for pasqueflower[C16: from Medieval Latin, from puls?ta beaten (by the wind)]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014pulsatilla – Can refer to the shaking of a flower in the wind.See also related terms for shaking.Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.