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anemone
[ uh-nem-uh-nee ]
/ əˈnɛm əˌni /
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noun
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.
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Origin of anemone
1545–55; <Latin <Greek: literally, daughter of the wind, equivalent to ánem(os) wind + -ōnē feminine patronymic suffix; see -one
Words nearby anemone
anemograph, anemography, anemology, anemometer, anemometry, anemone, anemone fish, anemophilous, anemophobia, anemoscope, anemosis
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British Dictionary definitions for anemone
anemone
/ (əˈnɛmənɪ) /
noun
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 flowersSee also pasqueflower Compare sea anemone
Word Origin for anemone
C16: via Latin from Greek: windflower, from anemos wind
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Scientific definitions for anemone
anemone
[ ə-nĕm′ə-nē ]
See sea anemone.
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