wood anemone

American  

noun

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

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wood anemone British  

noun

1. Also called: windflower.  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 flowers

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Etymology

Origin of wood anemone

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

More yellow was her head than the flower of the broom, and her skin was whiter than the foam of the wave, and fairer were her hands than the blossom of the wood anemone.

From The Lilac Fairy Book by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)

I would always rather go out of my way than injure them, especially such graceful gems as the wood anemone, or the wild hyacinth, or the wood sorrel, or primroses and cowslips.

From Ernest Bracebridge School Days by Thomas, William I.

Anemone nemorosa, wood anemone, and A. Pulsatilla, Pasque-flower, occur in Britain; the latter is found on chalk downs and limestone pastures in some of the more southern and eastern counties.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

While I have numbered bloodroot among May flowers, it often does appear in April, and before the wood anemone.

From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Shaw, Ellen Eddy

In her last hour of life the tree Gave up her glorious memories, Wild scent of wood anemone, The sapphire blue of April skies.

From The Verse-Book of a Homely Woman by Inchfawn, Fay