windflower

wind·flow·er

W0169500 (wĭnd′flou′ər)n. See anemone.

windflower

(ˈwɪndˌflaʊə) n (Plants) any of various anemone plants, such as the wood anemone

wind•flow•er

(ˈwɪndˌflaʊ ər)

n. any plant belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having divided leaves and showy, solitary flowers. [1545–55; translation of Greek anemṓnē anemone]

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windflower - any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leavesanemoneflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossomsgenus Anemone - perennial herbs with tuberous roots and beautiful flowers; of north and south temperate regionsAlpine anemone, Anemone tetonensis, mountain anemone - silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowersAnemone Canadensis, Canada anemone - common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to ColoradoAnemone cylindrica, thimbleweed - a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimblesAnemone nemorosa, wood anemone - European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlandsAnemone quinquefolia, snowdrop, wood anemone - common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowersAnemone sylvestris, snowdrop anemone, snowdrop windflower - Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers

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anemone