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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Visitors can walk through wildflowers as military aircraft fly over a lonely barn-like hangar—a replica of one that housed the first practical flying machine.
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Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 3 Oct. 2025
Many of these shrubs can be planted now to establish roots for next year’s berries, while native wildflower seeds can be sown in fall or early spring.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Behind them, the wildflowers bloom softly from the healing dirt of an earth that has never known a thing besides how to just keep going.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Idaho’s largest ski resort has 2,900 acres of skiable terrain, 10 lifts, and 92 trails for winter recreation, as well as 40-plus miles of mountain biking and hiking trails when the snow melts and wildflowers bloom.
—Laura Beausire, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
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Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 3 Oct. 2025
Many of these shrubs can be planted now to establish roots for next year’s berries, while native wildflower seeds can be sown in fall or early spring.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Behind them, the wildflowers bloom softly from the healing dirt of an earth that has never known a thing besides how to just keep going.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Idaho’s largest ski resort has 2,900 acres of skiable terrain, 10 lifts, and 92 trails for winter recreation, as well as 40-plus miles of mountain biking and hiking trails when the snow melts and wildflowers bloom.
—Laura Beausire, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Wildflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildflower. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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