anemone
Americannoun
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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.
noun
Etymology
Origin of anemone
1545–55; < Latin < Greek: literally, daughter of the wind, equivalent to ánem ( os ) wind + -ōnē feminine patronymic suffix; see -one
Explanation
An anemone is a brightly colored flower. Another name for an anemone is a "windflower." You might decide to plant anemones in your garden if you want a colorful, summer-blooming plant. Another kind of anemone is a "sea anemone," which is not a plant at all, but a flower-like sea creature that attaches itself to a surface and feeds on fish and crustaceans. Anemone is a Greek word that means "windflower" or literally "daughter of the wind," from anemos, "wind," and the feminine suffix -one.
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Example Sentences
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“Sea anemone is very textural, and requires a lot of preparation,” Hudda explains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
Sea anemone isn’t braised and paired with glass noodles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
While some regenerating animals like salamanders and fish focus on restoring lost parts in proportion to what remains, this sea anemone takes a different approach.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2024
Slice it in half, and each piece becomes a complete, fully functional anemone.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2024
Then he’d placed the subject of the photo, the fish, on or near those imaginary lines or their intersections so that the orange and black fish popped against the pale tentacles of the anemone.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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