wildflower

or wild flow·er

[ wahyld-flou-er ]

/ ˈwaɪldˌflaʊ ər /

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noun

the flower of a plant that normally grows in fields, forests, etc., without deliberate cultivation.

the plant itself.

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Origin of wildflower

First recorded in 1790–1800; wild + flower

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How to use wildflower in a sentence

On several afternoons we made further trips to the deep woods after wild-flower plants, and set them in along our brook.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
A tiny wild flower blossomed by his foot—he plucked it, and pressed its petals open with his finger.
Alone|Marion Harland
The one was a hot-house plant, the other a garden flower, or even a wild flower.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
Sadoc pointed to an Egyptian child sleeping a few paces off with a wild-flower grasped in its little hand.
Sarchedon|G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville

The poppy is our best-known wild flower, planted by Mother Nature before white men ever visited these shores.
Stories of California|Ella M. Sexton

British Dictionary definitions for wildflower

wild flower

noun

Also: wildflower any flowering plant that grows in an uncultivated state

the flower of such a plant

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