Meaning of WINDFLOWER
Pronunciation: | | 'wind`flawur
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| Definition: | | [n] any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves |
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| Synonyms: | | anemone |
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| See Also: | | Alpine anemone, Anemone Canadensis, Anemone cylindrica, Anemone nemorosa, Anemone quinquefolia, Anemone sylvestris, Anemone tetonensis, Canada anemone, flower, genus Anemone, mountain anemone, snowdrop, snowdrop anemone, snowdrop windflower, thimbleweed, wood anemone | |
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| Definition: | | Windflower Set against the austere landscape of northern Labrador, `Windflower is the poignant story of Elsa Kumachuk, a young Inuit woman torn between two worlds by the birth of her blond-haired, blue-eyed son. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Wind"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)
The anemone; -- so called because formerly supposed to open
only when the wind was blowing. See {Anemone}.
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