Phrase guide

wood anemone

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae:

Anemone nemorosa.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: windflower, European thimbleweed, smell fox

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae:

Anemone quinquefolia

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of snowdrop windflower.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: snowdrop windflower

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Anemone nemorosa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: anemone, windflower

6

noun

Meaning 6

common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: snowdrop, Anemone quinquefolia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: anemone, windflower

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бяла съсънка (bjala sǎsǎnka) — Anemone nemorosa
  • Catalan: buixol — Anemone nemorosa
  • Catalan: pasqüeta — Anemone nemorosa
  • Czech: sasanka hajní — Anemone nemorosa
  • Danish: hvid anemone — Anemone nemorosa
  • Dutch: bosanemoon — Anemone nemorosa
  • Estonian: võsaülane — Anemone nemorosa
  • Finnish: valkovuokko — Anemone nemorosa
  • French: anémone sylvie — Anemone nemorosa
  • German: Buschwindröschen — Anemone nemorosa
  • Icelandic: skógarsóley — Anemone nemorosa
  • Italian: anemone dei boschi — Anemone nemorosa
  • Lithuanian: baltažiedė plukė — Anemone nemorosa
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvitveis — Anemone nemorosa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvitveis — Anemone nemorosa
  • Polish: zawilec gajowy — Anemone nemorosa
  • Portuguese: anêmona-dos-bosques — Anemone nemorosa
  • Romanian: floarea-Paștelui — Anemone nemorosa
  • Romanian: păștiță — Anemone nemorosa
  • Russian: ве́треница дубра́вная (vétrenica dubrávnaja) — Anemone nemorosa
  • Swedish: vitsippa — Anemone nemorosa
  • Turkish: ak dağlâlesi — Anemone nemorosa
  • Welsh: blodyn y gwynt — Anemone nemorosa
  • Finnish: n.a. — Anemone quinquefolia
  • Polish: zawilec wielkokwiatowy — Anemone quinquefolia
  • Swedish: amerikansk vitsippa — Anemone quinquefolia