WINDFLOWER

anemone, windflower

(noun) any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

windflower (plural windflowers)

An early spring flowering species of the family Ranunculaceae, Anemone nemorosa.

Synonyms

• wood anemone, European thimbleweed, smell fox

Source: Wiktionary


Wind"flow`er, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The anemone; -- so called because formerly supposed to open only when the wind was blowing. See Anemone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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