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noun
wind·​flow·​er | \ ˈwin(d)-ËŒflau̇(-É™)r How to pronounce windflower (audio) \

Definition of windflower

: anemone sense 1

Examples of windflower in a Sentence

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 Think carefully about the location of your windflowers before planting. — Bob Gathany, AL.com, "2018 Huntsville Mardi Gras Parade has been canceled," 8 Feb. 2018 The genus name, anemone, is most likely derived from the Greek word for wind, anemos, and is the source of one of the plant’s most colorful common names: windflower. — Dave Taft, New York Times, "On Forest Floors, Wood Anemone Provides a Burst of Spring," 26 Apr. 2017

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First Known Use of windflower

1551, in the meaning defined above

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