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wood anemone

wood anemone noun: either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae.

Noun

wood anemone (plural wood anemones)

  1. Either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae
    • The poor but lovely bird sat there, posing among the celandines and wood anemones, wondering why its wing-tips were frozen together.2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 26
    • The mud dried and the spring flowers came out: yellow coltsfoot, and white wood anemones in profusion[.]2017, Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 60
  2. Anemone nemorosa.
  3. Anemone quinquefolia
  4. Synonym of snowdrop windflower.

Synonyms of wood anemone

Forms of wood anemone

pluralwood anemones

Words formed from wood anemone

Questions about wood anemone

What does wood anemone mean?
Wood anemone means either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae.
What part of speech is wood anemone?
Wood anemone is a noun.
What is the plural of wood anemone?
The plural of wood anemone is wood anemones.

Words near wood anemone in the dictionary

  1. wood acid
  2. wood alcohol
  3. wood alcohols
  4. wood and water joey
  5. wood and water joeys
  6. wood anemone
  7. wood anemones
  8. wood anniversaries
  9. wood anniversary
  10. wood ant
  11. wood ants

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