windflower

[ wind-flou-er ]

/ ˈwɪndˌflaʊ ər /

noun

any plant belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having divided leaves and showy, solitary flowers.

Words nearby windflower

windermere, windfall, windfall tax, windfarm, windflaw, windflower, windgall, windham, windhoek, windhover, windies

Origin of windflower

1545–55; translation of Greek amemṓnē anemone; see wind¹, flower

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Examples from the Web for windflower

"The only gift I crave is what nobody can give," said Windflower.
The Blue Rose Fairy Book|Maurice Baring
She had been christened Mercy, but the people called her the "Windflower."
The Village of Youth|Bessie Hatton
The "Windflower" seemed to have been bruised by a rough tempest.
The Village of Youth|Bessie Hatton
And she grew up to be as beautiful and as good as Windflower, and she never gave away her mother's ring.
The Blue Rose Fairy Book|Maurice Baring

Had she been a 'nowadays aunt' she might have thought that Mary was not unlike a windflower herself.
A Book of Quaker Saints|Lucy Violet Hodgkin

British Dictionary definitions for windflower

windflower

/ (ˈwɪndˌflaʊə) /

noun

any of various anemone plants, such as the wood anemone

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