WILDFLOWER

Meaning of WILDFLOWER in English

/wuyld"flow'euhr/ , n.

1. the flower of a plant that normally grows in fields, forests, etc., without deliberate cultivation.

2. the plant itself.

Also, wild flower .

[ 1790-1800; WILD + FLOWER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

WILDFLOWER — noun Date: 1620 the flower of a wild or uncultivated plant or the plant bearing it
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WILDFLOWER — Any flowering plant that grows without intentional human aid. Wildflowers are the source of all cultivated garden varieties of flowers. …
Английский словарь Британика
WILDFLOWER — n. plant that grows without deliberate cultivation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WILDFLOWER — noun Date: 1620 : the flower of a wild or uncultivated plant or the plant bearing it
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WILDFLOWER — [wild.flow.er] n (1797): the flower of a wild or uncultivated plant or the plant bearing it
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WILDFLOWER — see wild flower
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILDFLOWER — see wild flower
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WILDFLOWER — n. Any flowering plant that grows without intentional human aid. Wildflowers are the source of all cultivated garden varieties of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WILDFLOWER — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ flau ̇ (- ə )r Function: noun Date: 1620 : the flower of a wild or …
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TRILLIUM — Any of about 25 species of spring-flowering perennial herbaceous plants that make up the genus Trillium in the lily family …
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TRAILING ARBUTUS — or mayflower Trailing evergreen plant ( Epigaea repens ) of the heath family, native to sandy or boggy, acidic woodlands …
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MANDRAKE — Any of six plant species of the genus Mandragora ( nightshade family ), native to the Mediterranean and the Himalayas. …
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FIREWEED — Perennial wildflower ( Epilobium angustifolium ) of the evening-primrose family. Its spikes of whitish to magenta flowers, which grow up …
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COREOPSIS — Any ornamental summer-blooming plant of the genus Coreopsis , commonly known as tickseed, in the composite family , consisting of …
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CONEFLOWER — Any of three genera ( Echinacea , Ratibida , and Rudbeckia ). They are weedy plants in the composite family, …
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BLUEBONNET — Any of several flowering plants, including the Texas bluebonnet ( Lupinus subcarnosus ), a North American annual legume native to …
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BARBERRY — Any of the almost 500 species of thorny evergreen or deciduous shrubs constituting the genus Berberis . The genus is …
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ASTER — Any of various chiefly fall-blooming, leafy-stemmed herbaceous plants ( Aster and closely related genera) in the composite family , often …
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BEE BALM — 1. Also called Oswego tea . a wildflower, Monarda didyma, of the mint family, having thin, lance-shaped leaves and white, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILD FLOWER — also spelled Wildflower, any flowering plant growing without intentional human aid. Wild flowers are the source of all cultivated garden …
Britannica English vocabulary
WATERLEAF — any of about eight species of herbaceous plants constituting a genus (Hydrophyllum) in the waterleaf family (Hydrophyllaceae) and native to …
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TRAILING ARBUTUS — also called Ground Laurel, Winter Pink, or Mayflower (species Epigaea repens), trailing plant of the heath family (Ericaceae), native to …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIREWEED — ((Epilobium angustifolium), ) also called Great Willow Herb, or Wickup, perennial wildflower, in the evening primrose family (Onagraceae), abundant on …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONEFLOWER — any of three genera of weedy plants in the family Asteraceae, all native to North America. Some species in each …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: ENVIRONMENT — Gardening The wet weather that plagued much of northwestern Europe during the fall and winter of 1998 continued through the …
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TRILLIUM — also called Wakerobin, or Birthroot, genus of spring-flowering perennial herbs of the family Liliaceae, consisting of about 25 species, native …
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POLYGALALES
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LIATRIS
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FARM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a factory/farm/office worker ▪ Factory workers threatened strikes. a farm/factory/school etc gate ▪ I …
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DECIDUOUS — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a deciduous forest (= with trees that lose their leaves in winter ) ▪ a …
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AGRICULTURE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE commercial ▪ The most obvious one is commercial animal agriculture in its dominant form. …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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