wildflower
noun
wild·flow·er
ˈwī(-ə)ld-ˌflau̇(-ə)r 
: the flower of a wild or uncultivated plant or the plant bearing it
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a field full of wildflowers
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Wake-Robin gets its name from a deep purple wildflower native to the Mid-Atlantic, which, from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, was the hub of the Black bourgeoisie.
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Wildflower Spotting in the Texas Hill Country Texas Hill Country wildflower season peaks between mid-March and mid-April, right in time with spring break.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Just outside of Vail Village, Vail Stables offers one- to two-hour seasonal trail rides, taking riders up steep trails, through wildflower meadows, and into forests filled with quaking aspen trees and lodgepole pines.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Wake-Robin gets its name from a deep purple wildflower native to the Mid-Atlantic, which, from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, was the hub of the Black bourgeoisie.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Wildflower Spotting in the Texas Hill Country Texas Hill Country wildflower season peaks between mid-March and mid-April, right in time with spring break.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Just outside of Vail Village, Vail Stables offers one- to two-hour seasonal trail rides, taking riders up steep trails, through wildflower meadows, and into forests filled with quaking aspen trees and lodgepole pines.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Wildflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildflower. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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