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windflower

DEFINITIONS OF: windflower

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n any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves

Synonyms:
anemone
Types:
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Alpine anemone, Anemone tetonensis, mountain anemone
silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers
Anemone Canadensis, Canada anemone
common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado
Anemone cylindrica, thimbleweed
a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles
Anemone nemorosa, wood anemone
European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands
Anemone quinquefolia, snowdrop, wood anemone
common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers
Anemone sylvestris, snowdrop anemone, snowdrop windflower
Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers
Anemone riparia, longheaded thimbleweed
thimbleweed of northern North America
Anemone virginiana, Virginia thimbleweed
thimbleweed of central and eastern North America
Type of:
flower
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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