windflower

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɪndˌflaʊə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wind′flou′ər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
wind•flow•er  (wind′flou′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany plant belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having divided leaves and showy, solitary flowers.
  • 1545–55; translation of Greek amemó̄nē anemone; see wind1, flower

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
windflower / ˈwɪndˌflaʊə/
  1. any of various anemone plants, such as the wood anemone
'windflower' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anemone - wood anemone

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