wildflower

noun

wild·​flow·​er ˈwī(-ə)ld-ˌflau̇(-ə)r 

: the flower of a wild or uncultivated plant or the plant bearing it

Examples of wildflower in a Sentence

a field full of wildflowers

Recent Examples on the Web

KitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer This isn’t your grandma’s KitchenAid stand mixer; this adorable, limited design features a light purple mixer with a gorgeous, long-lasting ceramic bowl complete with a wildflower design. —Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2025

Featuring an assortment of her widely popular raspberry jam, herbal teas, a crepe mix, those famous flower sprinkles from her show, shortbread butter cookies, the collection also came with a limited-edition wildflower honey that earned a ton of buzz (pun intended). —Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025

Purple wildflowers stick out of mossy grass, and the electric-blue water and white sand look more Caribbean than Arctic. —Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025

Wildseed is the nation’s largest working wildflower farm with more than 200 acres devoted to Texas wildflowers. —Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wildflower

• airpower
• brainpower
• devour
• empower
• firepower
• horsepower
• manpower
• mayflower
• safflower
• sunflower
• wallflower
• watchtower

Kids Definition

wildflower

noun

wild·​flower

-ˌflau̇(-ə)r

: the flower of a wild plant or the plant bearing it