English > windflower: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | Any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves. |
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Synonym | anemone |
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Member of | genus Anemone | perennial herbs with tuberous roots and beautiful flowers |
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Narrower | Alpine anemone, mountain anemone, Anemone tetonensis | Silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers |
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Canada anemone, Anemone Canadensis | Common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado |
snowdrop anemone, snowdrop windflower, Anemone sylvestris | Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers |
thimbleweed, Anemone cylindrica | A common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles |
wood anemone, Anemone nemorosa | European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands |
wood anemone, snowdrop, Anemone quinquefolia | Common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers |
Broader | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
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Spanish | anemona, anémona, anemone |
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Catalan | anemone |
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