windflower
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- noun
- /ˈwɪndˌflaʊər/
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anémona
- This is a windflower or anemone called White Splendor.
- windflower and anemone
Examples
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Windflower, Anemone coronaria
Academic text (2003) -
Windflower.
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"She blooms and thrives like a windflower in spring, just as they say all happy women do when they are childing."
Fiction book (1992) -
Windflower and Siella and something that smelled of burning sandal oil, other scents too exotic for me to identify.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the spring, the garden was filled with beautiful windflowers that attracted many bees.
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She planted several windflowers around her porch to add a pop of color to the landscape.
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Each year, the windflowers bloom in the woods, creating a stunning display of purple and white flowers.
Synonyms
A woodland plant with showy flowers and divided leaves
Compounds
A small plant with white, nodding flowers that smell sweet and bloom in early spring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Windflower literally means 'wind flower' and comes from the Greek root anemos, which means 'wind'. Because these delicate woodland flowers often seem to move or open with the breeze, the name helps you remember a light, airy flower that sways in the wind.