windflower

American  

[wind-flou-er] / ˈwɪndˌflaʊ ər /

noun

1. any plant belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having divided leaves and showy, solitary flowers.

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windflower British  

/ ˈwɪndˌflaʊə /

noun

1. any of various anemone plants, such as the wood anemone

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Etymology

Origin of windflower

1545–55; translation of Greek amemṓnē anemone; wind ¹, flower

Example Sentences

The 2- to 3-inch blooms float above beds and borders and sway in the slightest breeze, giving rise to their other common name: windflower.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2021

Every year the Greek girls mourned for him and every year they rejoiced when his flower, the blood-red anemone, the windflower, was seen blooming again.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

In the spring, when the leaves all start, The crocus thrills at its glowing heart, The windflower opens its tinted cup, While the sap mounts merrily up and up.

From The Nursery, February 1873, Vol. XIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest People by Various

Had she been a 'nowadays aunt' she might have thought that Mary was not unlike a windflower herself.

From A Book of Quaker Saints by Hodgkin, L. V. (Lucy Violet)

We brought out a windflower," said Kloster, "and behold we will return with a rose.

From Christine by Cholmondeley, Alice