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
Also called: windflower
wood anemone in American English
any of several anemones
; esp.,
a.
a forest species (Anemone quinquefolia) of the E U.S. with starlike flowers
b.
a similar species (A. nemorosa) of Europe
Examples of 'wood anemone' in a sentence
wood anemone
Among the wood anemone and ashflowers, swirls of fire burned in colors of red, orange and blue.
David Zindell THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART ONE OF THE EA CYCLE (2002)