windflower

/ˌwɪn(d)ˈflaʊər/

Other forms: windflowers

Definitions of windflower

1. noun

   any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
   synonyms: anemone

   types:

   Alpine anemone, Anemone tetonensis, mountain anemone

   silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers

   Anemone Canadensis, Canada anemone

   common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado

   Anemone cylindrica, thimbleweed

   a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles

   Anemone nemorosa, wood anemone

   European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands

   Anemone quinquefolia, snowdrop, wood anemone

   common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers

   Anemone sylvestris, snowdrop anemone, snowdrop windflower

   Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers

   Anemone riparia, longheaded thimbleweed

   thimbleweed of northern North America

   Anemone virginiana, Virginia thimbleweed

   thimbleweed of central and eastern North America

   type of:

   flower

   a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms