"windflower" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: windflowers [plural]
Etymology: wind + flower Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wind|flower}} wind + flower Head templates: {{en-noun}} windflower (plural windflowers)
  1. An early spring flowering species of the family Ranunculaceae (Anemone nemorosa). Wikipedia link: windflower Categories (lifeform): Anemoneae tribe plants Synonyms: wood anemone, European thimbleweed, smell fox Derived forms: snowdrop windflower

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