Dictionary.com

wood anemone

noun

any of several anemones, especially Anemone nemorosa, of the Old World, or A. quinquefolia, of the U.S.

QUIZZES

CAN YOU GUESS THESE WORDS FROM AROUND THE US?

American English is not always as it appears to be ... get to know regional words in this quiz!
Question 1 of 10
A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?
Often it means something is impossible.
It’s another way to agree with someone.
It serves as an apology.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of wood anemone

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby wood anemone

won't wash, woo, wood, wood alcohol, wood-and-water joey, wood anemone, wood ant, wood avens, wood betony, woodbin, woodbine
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for wood anemone

  • “The flower of Death” is the name that the Chinese give to the wind-flower—the wood-anemone.

    A Book of Myths|Jean Lang

  • Among the earliest come the anemones, and one of the prettiest of these is the wood-anemone, or wind-flower.

    Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880|Various

British Dictionary definitions for wood anemone

wood anemone

noun

any of several woodland anemone plants, esp Anemone quinquefolia of E North America and A. nemorosa of Europe, having finely divided leaves and solitary white flowersAlso called: windflower
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012