NOUN | plant | Anemone cylindrica, thimbleweed | a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles |
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Meaning | A common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles. | |
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Synonym | thimbleweed | |
Narrower | Virginia thimbleweed, Anemone virginiana | thimbleweed of central and eastern North America |
longheaded thimbleweed, Anemone riparia | thimbleweed of northern North America | |
Broader | anemone, windflower | Any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves |
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