windflower

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English wind English flower English windflower From wind + flower.

1. Synonym of wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa).

   “Herba venti, Anemone. Wind flower, the juyce snuffed up the nose purgeth the head, it cleanseth filthy ulcers, encreaseth milk in nurses, and outwardly by ointment helps Leprosyes.”

   ““When windflowers blossom on the sea And fishes skim along the plain, Then we who part this weary day, Then you and I shall meet again.””