windflower

noun

wind·​flow·​er ˈwin(d)-ˌflau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce windflower (audio)
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But crocus are, in fact, corms, and winter aconite and Grecian windflower grow from hard, lumpy tubers. — Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2021 This weeks-long parade is enlivened by specialty bulbs, which bloom in the following order, loosely: giant snowdrop, bulbous iris, common snowdrop, crocus, scilla, chionodoxa (glory-of-the-snow), windflower and muscari (grape hyacinth). — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2020

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First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of windflower was in 1551

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“Windflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windflower. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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