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4 words match “WINDFLOWER”

WINDFLOWER n.
The anemone; -- so called because formerly supposed to open only when the wind was blowing. See Anemone.
ANEMONE n.
A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.
WIND-PLANT n.
A windflower.
WOOD n.
Wood anemone (Bot.), a delicate flower (Anemone nemorosa) of early spring; -- also called windflower. See Illust. of Anemone. -- Wood ant (Zoöl.), a large ant (Formica rufa) which lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests. -- Wood apple (Bot.). See Elephant apple, under Elephant. -- Wood baboon (Zoöl.),…