wood anemone

noun

1. any of several anemones, especially Anemone nemorosa, of the Old World, or A. quinquefolia, of the U.S.

wood anemone

noun

1. any of several woodland anemone plants, esp Anemone quinquefolia of E North America and A. nemorosa of Europe, having finely divided leaves and solitary white flowers Also calledwindflower

Word History and Origins

Origin of wood anemone¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

The mud dried and the spring flowers came out: yellow coltsfoot, and white wood anemones in profusion—and the wall being built around Asgard was a glorious, imposing thing.

From Literature

Some, like the wood anemone, attach a “goody bag” of food to each seed, and the ants carry both back to their hungry larvae in their underground nests.

From The Guardian

In the relentlessly sunny summer months, the fields explode in wood anemones, and the water has, I was told, a tropical hue.

From New York Times

In the spring there would be pale blue violets and primroses, goldilocks, wood anemones, and white Stellaria.

From Literature

The delicate blossoms of the wood anemone might at first be confounded with those of the toothwort by the careless observer, but a moment's reflection will quickly distinguish them.

From Project Gutenberg