| anemone | 1. <botany> A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens. 2. <zoology> The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone. This word is sometimes pronounced n-m-n, especially by classical scholars. Origin: L. Anemone, Gr, fr. Wind. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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