anemone

[ uh-nem-uh-nee ]
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noun
  1. any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.

Origin of anemone

1
1545–55; <Latin <Greek: literally, daughter of the wind, equivalent to ánem(os) wind + -ōnē feminine patronymic suffix; see -one

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British Dictionary definitions for anemone

anemone

/ (əˈnɛmənɪ) /


noun
  1. any ranunculaceous woodland plant of the genus Anemone of N temperate regions, such as the white-flowered A. nemorosa (wood anemone or windflower). Some cultivated anemones have lilac, pale blue, pink, purple, or red flowers: See also pasqueflower Compare sea anemone

Origin of anemone

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C16: via Latin from Greek: windflower, from anemos wind

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Scientific definitions for anemone

anemone

[ ə-nĕmə-nē ]


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