Japanese anemone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Japanese anemone
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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There’s a pink or white fall-blooming Japanese anemone that signals the end of summer when it flowers.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2021
Fragrant nicotiana; tall, pale-yellow red hot pokers; cosmos; Japanese anemone; asters; spiked purple hyssops; lilies; and rose mallow.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2019
One shade bed holds Japanese anemone; pink astilbe; and tall, purple meadow rue, which Cathy allows to self-seed each year.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2019
In summer, a sweep of Japanese anemone ‘White Swan’ holds airy flowers aloft.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2017
Of Garden Flowers.—The rose, lily, larkspur, peony, poppies, columbine, chrysanthemum, tulip, Christmas rose, Japanese anemone.
From Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship by W. R. (William Richard) Lethaby
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