About The Word Anemone
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Anemone
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What's The Definition Of Anemone?
[n] any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
Synonyms | Synonyms for Anemone: windflower Related Terms | Find terms related to Anemone: See Also | Alpine anemone | Anemone Canadensis | Anemone cylindrica | Anemone nemorosa | Anemone quinquefolia | Anemone sylvestris | Anemone tetonensis | Canada anemone | flower | genus Anemone | mountain anemone | snowdrop | snowdrop anemone | snowdrop windflower | thimbleweed | wood anemone Anemone In Webster's Dictionary \A*nem"o*ne\, n. [L. anemone, Gr. ?, fr. ? wind.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the {Ranunculus} or Crowfoot
family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in
gardens.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The sea anemone. See {Actinia}, and {Sea
anemone}.
Note: This word is sometimes pronounced
[a^]n`[=e]*m[=o]"n[-e], especially by classical
scholars.
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