wind·flow·er (w nd flou  r)n. See anemone. |
windflower [ˈwɪndˌflaʊə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various anemone plants, such as the wood anemone
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| Noun | 1. |  windflower - any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leavesflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Anemone - perennial herbs with tuberous roots and beautiful flowers; of north and south temperate regions Alpine anemone, Anemone tetonensis, mountain anemone - silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers Anemone Canadensis, Canada anemone - common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado Anemone cylindrica, thimbleweed - a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles Anemone nemorosa, wood anemone - European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands Anemone quinquefolia, snowdrop, wood anemone - common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers Anemone sylvestris, snowdrop anemone, snowdrop windflower - Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers |
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