Windflower
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Windflower is a noun meaning Synonym of wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa).
Meaning
Synonym of wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa).
Example Sentences
Here is spring were celandine, marsh marigold, wind-flower, primrose, cowslip and dog's violet.
The first windflowers were out, and all the wood seemed pale with the pallor of endless little anemones, sprinkling the shaken floor.
“When windflowers blossom on the sea And fishes skim along the plain, Then we who part this weary day, Then you and I shall meet again.”
Herba venti, Anemone. Wind flower, the juyce snuffed up the nose purgeth the head, it cleanseth filthy ulcers, encreaseth milk in nurses, and outwardly by ointment helps Leprosyes.
Word Forms
- windflowers
Synonyms for windflower
Depending on context, synonyms include anemone.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anemone, wildflower, wallflower, anemony, wall flower, tailflower.
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