1. Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or the tree itself, or a portion of a forest prostrated by a violent wind, etc. "They became a windfall upon the sudden." Bacon.
2. An unexpected legacy, or other gain. He had a mighty windfall out of doubt. B. Jonson.
WINDFALLEN
Wind"fall`en, a.
Defn: Blown down by the wind.
WIND-FERTILIZED
Wind"-fer`ti*lized, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Anemophilous; fertilized by pollen borne by the wind.
WINDFLOWER
Wind"flow`er, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The anemone; — so called because formerly supposed to open only when the wind was blowing. See Anemone.
WINDGALL
Wind"gall`, n. (Far.)
Defn: A soft tumor or synovial swelling on the fetlock joint of a horse; — so called from having formerly been supposed to contain air.