wildflowers
noun/ˈwaɪldˌflaʊərz/
Frequency rank: #15,948 most common English word
Meaning
flowers that grow naturally in the wild without being planted or cultivated by people.
Example sentence
She spent the afternoon picking wildflowers from the meadow near her house.
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