WIND ROSE


Meaning of WIND ROSE in English

noun

1.

a. : a European poppy ( Papaver argemone ) adventive in No. America having red dark-eyed flowers

b. : a purple-flowered perennial southern European herb ( Roemeria hybrida ) of the family Papaveraceae

c. : prickly poppy

d. : corn poppy

2.

[German windrose compass card, literally, rose of winds, from wind (from Old High German wint ) + rose (from Latin rosa ) — more at wind , rose ]

a. : a diagram showing for one place the relative frequency or frequency and strength of winds from different directions

b. : a diagram showing the average occurrence of other meteorological phenomena (as rain and sunshine) with winds from different directions

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.