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.

Origin of windflower

1545–55; translation of Greek amemṓnēanemone; see wind¹, flower

Words nearby windflower

wind erosion, windfall, windfall tax, windfarm, windflaw, windflower, windgall, wind gap, wind gauge, wind generator, Windham

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Example sentences 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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单词	windflower
释义	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. Origin of windflower 1545–55; translation of Greek amemṓnēanemone; see wind¹, flower Words nearby windflower wind erosion, windfall, windfall tax, windfarm, windflaw, windflower, windgall, wind gap, wind gauge, wind generator, Windham Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 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
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