wood anemone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio misspkng
Meanings
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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:
- Either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae: ▸ Anemone nemorosa.
- Either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae: ▸ Anemone quinquefolia
- Synonym of snowdrop windflower.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wood anemones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
windflower · European thimbleweed · smell fox · snowdrop windflower
Translations (26)
fr anémone sylvie (Anemone nemorosa) · fi valkovuokko (Anemone nemorosa) · pt anêmona-dos-bosques (Anemone nemorosa) · nl bosanemoon (Anemone nemorosa) · sv vitsippa (Anemone nemorosa) · et võsaülane (Anemone nemorosa) · ru ве́треница дубра́вная (Anemone nemorosa) · pl zawilec gajowy (Anemone nemorosa) · da hvid anemone (Anemone nemorosa) · sv amerikansk vitsippa (Anemone quinquefolia) · de Buschwindröschen (Anemone nemorosa) · fi n.a. (Anemone quinquefolia) · it anemone dei boschi (Anemone nemorosa) · lt baltažiedė plukė (Anemone nemorosa) · ro păștiță (Anemone nemorosa) · ro floarea-Paștelui (Anemone nemorosa) · bg бяла съсънка (Anemone nemorosa) · ca pasqüeta (Anemone nemorosa) · ca buixol (Anemone nemorosa) · tr ak dağlâlesi (Anemone nemorosa) · nn kvitveis (Anemone nemorosa) · pl zawilec wielkokwiatowy (Anemone quinquefolia) · cs sasanka hajní (Anemone nemorosa) · is skógarsóley (Anemone nemorosa) · nb hvitveis (Anemone nemorosa) · cy blodyn y gwynt (Anemone nemorosa)