Definition of "windflower" [wind•flow•er]

• See anemone. (noun)

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• "An anemone (pronounced uh-NEM-uh-nee), sometimes called a "windflower" for reasons that should clear shortly, is a member of the buttercup family."
• "The bright blue flowers of a windflower (Anemone blanda) pop out against the white leaves of a nearby lamium, which also is in bloom."
• "She gave him her hand, light as a windflower in his, and as cold when he kissed it."