wild flower

[wahyld-flou-er]

wild·flow·er

[wahyld-flou-er]
noun
1.
the flower of a plant that normally grows in fields, forests, etc., without deliberate cultivation.
2.
the plant itself.
Also, wild flower.


Origin:
1790–1800; wild + flower
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wild flower
 
n
1.  Also: wildflower any flowering plant that grows in an uncultivated state
2.  the flower of such a plant

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