Definition of Mountain anemone

1. Noun. Silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Alpine Anemone, Anemone Tetonensis
Generic synonyms: Anemone, Windflower

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mountain Anemone

mounds
mounier-kuhn syndrome
mounseer
mounseers
mount up
mountable
mountain
mountain(a)
mountain-goat
mountain-lion
mountain-reindeer
mountain alder
mountain anaemia
mountain andromeda
mountain anemone (current term)
mountain ash
mountain avens
mountain azalea
mountain balm
mountain bearberries
mountain bearberry
mountain beaver
mountain bike
mountain bikes
mountain biking
mountain birch
mountain blacksnake
mountain bladder fern
mountain blue berry

Literary usage of Mountain anemone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Perennials by Loudon (Jane) (1843)
"THE BLUE mountain anemone. ENGRAVINGS.—Eng. Bot. t. 1062; 2d edit. t. ... The blue mountain anemone will grow and flower freely in any common garden soil. ..."

2. Annual Report by Geological Survey of Canada (1906)
"... the Mountain Buttercup (Ranunculus Eschscholtzii) and the mountain anemone (Anemone occidentalis). The above were the leading species, but a score of ..."

3. Enquiry Into Plants and Minor Works on Odours and Weather Signs by Theophrastus (1916)
"... the kind of anemone which is called the ' mountain anemone ') 2 and the ' head ' 3 of purse- tassels ; for this too some interweave in their garlands. ..."

4. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Perennials by Loudon (Jane) (1843)
"THE BLUE mountain anemone. ENGRAVINGS.—Eng. Bot. t. 1062; 2d edit. t. ... The blue mountain anemone will grow and flower freely in any common garden soil. ..."

5. Annual Report by Geological Survey of Canada (1906)
"... the Mountain Buttercup (Ranunculus Eschscholtzii) and the mountain anemone (Anemone occidentalis). The above were the leading species, but a score of ..."

6. Enquiry Into Plants and Minor Works on Odours and Weather Signs by Theophrastus (1916)
"... the kind of anemone which is called the ' mountain anemone ') 2 and the ' head ' 3 of purse- tassels ; for this too some interweave in their garlands. ..."

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