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windmills
Windmills (noun) means Plants of the genus Allionia, low sprawling wildflowers native to warm parts of the Americas. Example: “Windmills grow along the roadside in the dry hills of the Southwest.”
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Plants of the genus Allionia, low sprawling wildflowers native to warm parts of the Americas.
"Windmills grow along the roadside in the dry hills of the Southwest."
How to use windmills
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA wildflower group, not the machines that grind grain or generate power (see "windmill").
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What does “windmills” mean?
The word “windmills” means plants of the genus Allionia, low sprawling wildflowers native to warm parts of the Americas. In plain terms, a wildflower group, not the machines that grind grain or generate power (see "windmill").
How do you use “windmills” in a sentence?
Here is “windmills” used in a sentence: “Windmills grow along the roadside in the dry hills of the Southwest.”
What part of speech is “windmills”?
“Windmills” is a noun.
What is the meaning of windmills?
"windmills" (noun) means plants of the genus Allionia, low sprawling wildflowers native to warm parts of the Americas.
