wildflower

American  

[wahyld-flou-er] / ˈwaɪldˌflaʊ ər /

Or wild flower

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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Etymology

Origin of wildflower

First recorded in 1790–1800; wild + flower

Example Sentences

A flatbed truck carrying a tank rolled through the highlands, making its way through fields of blossoming pink almond trees and yellow wildflowers.

From Barron's

Tansy was named for a wildflower, which suited her because she was just as countrified and rawboned as me and Lloyd, almost.

From Literature

“All things considered, it’s still a great year for wildflowers when compared to drier years,” Tilford said.

From Los Angeles Times

The previously unseen image, taken from the family's private collection, shows Diana with a two-year-old William in 1984, sitting in a field of full of wildflowers at the family's main home of Highgrove, Gloucestershire.

From BBC

The director of conservation at the California Botanic Garden, botanist Naomi Fraga, said a superbloom is typically classified as a regional phenomenon where you see fields of wildflowers stretching across hundreds of thousands of acres.

From Los Angeles Times