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wildflower

or wild flow·er

[wahyld-flou-er]
noun
  1. the flower of a plant that normally grows in fields, forests, etc., without deliberate cultivation.
  2. the plant itself.
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Origin of wildflower

First recorded in 1790–1800; wild + flower
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British Dictionary definitions for wild flower

wild flower

noun
  1. Also: wildflower any flowering plant that grows in an uncultivated state
  2. the flower of such a plant
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