anemone

[ uh-nem-uh-nee ]

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.
2. sea anemone.

anemone

/ əˈnɛmənɪ /

noun

1. See sea anemone, pasqueflower
   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

anemone

/ ə-nĕm′ə-nē /

1. See sea anemone

Word History and Origins

Origin of anemone¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of anemone¹

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

Example Sentences

A single print of an enlarged sea anemone came across as a declaration rather than a suggestion.

From The Daily Beast

Sad faery blossoms secret scents distil In trackless solitudes; nor ever will The lone anemone her lover find!

From Project Gutenberg

Anemone Cottage was built partly of boulders taken from the shore.

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Miss Martha was very proud of her dining-room at Anemone Cottage.

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The plant is closely related to the anemone, which is sometimes called the wind flower.

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But this legend was not followed by the other classical writers, who made the Anemone to be the flower of Adonis.

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