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Definition of wood anemone
wood anemone
Plural:wood anemones
wood anemone Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
8
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
A delicate, early spring-flowering plant of the buttercup family, native to the woodlands of Europe and North America, distinguished by its solitary, star-shaped white or pinkish flowers.
Example
"As the snow finally melted, a carpet of wood anemones bloomed under the shade of the ancient oak canopy."
Synonyms
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from 'wood', referring to its natural forest habitat, and 'anemone', from the Greek 'anemōnē' meaning 'daughter of the wind', likely because the delicate flowers are easily blown open by the wind.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Wood anemone. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/wood anemone