Meanings
plural wood anemones
- Either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae
The mud dried and the spring flowers came out: yellow coltsfoot, and white wood anemones in profusion[.]
2017, Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 601 more example
The poor but lovely bird sat there, posing among the celandines and wood anemones, wondering why its wing-tips were frozen together.
2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 26 - Either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae:
- Anemone nemorosa.
Synonyms: windflower, European thimbleweed, smell fox
- Anemone quinquefolia
- Synonym of snowdrop windflower.
Synonyms: snowdrop windflower
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAnemone nemorosa.
nounSynonym of snowdrop windflower.
More synonyms by meaning
nouncommon anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers
nounEuropean anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian бяла съсънка
- бяла съсънка (bjala săsănka)Anemone nemorosa
Catalan buixol, pasqüeta
- buixolAnemone nemorosa
- pasqüetaAnemone nemorosa
Czech sasanka hajní
- sasanka hajníAnemone nemorosa
Danish hvid anemone
- hvid anemoneAnemone nemorosa
Dutch bosanemoon
- bosanemoonAnemone nemorosa
Estonian võsaülane
- võsaülaneAnemone nemorosa
Finnish valkovuokko, n.a.
- valkovuokkoAnemone nemorosa
- n.a.Anemone quinquefolia
French anémone sylvie
- anémone sylvieAnemone nemorosa
German Buschwindröschen
- BuschwindröschenAnemone nemorosa
Icelandic skógarsóley
- skógarsóleyAnemone nemorosa
Italian anemone dei boschi
- anemone dei boschiAnemone nemorosa
Lithuanian baltažiedė plukė
- baltažiedė plukėAnemone nemorosa
Norwegian Bokmål hvitveis
- hvitveisAnemone nemorosa
Polish zawilec gajowy, zawilec wielkokwiatowy
- zawilec gajowyAnemone nemorosa
- zawilec wielkokwiatowyAnemone quinquefolia
Portuguese anêmona-dos-bosques
- anêmona-dos-bosquesAnemone nemorosa
Romanian floarea-Paștelui, păștiță
- floarea-PașteluiAnemone nemorosa
- păștițăAnemone nemorosa
Russian ве́треница дубра́вная
- ве́треница дубра́вная (vétrenica dubrávnaja)Anemone nemorosa
Swedish vitsippa, amerikansk vitsippa
- vitsippaAnemone nemorosa
- amerikansk vitsippaAnemone quinquefolia
Turkish ak dağlâlesi
- ak dağlâlesiAnemone nemorosa
Welsh blodyn y gwynt
- blodyn y gwyntAnemone nemorosa
Cite this entry
wood anemone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20anemone
“wood anemone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20anemone. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood anemone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20anemone.
Source: wood anemone on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.