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Definition of Anemone

1. Noun. Any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves.

2. Noun. Marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton.

Definition of Anemone

1. n. A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.

Definition of Anemone

1. a flowering plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Anemone

1. 1. A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens. 2. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anemone

anemographs anemography anemography anemologies anemology anemology anemometer anemometer anemometers anemometric

anemometrical anemometries anemometrograph anemometry anemone (current term) anemone (current term) Anemonella Anemonella thalictroides anemones Anemone Canadensis

Anemone cylindrica anemone fish Anemone ludoviciana Anemone nemorosa Anemone occidentalis Anemone pulsatilla Anemone quinquefolia Anemone riparia Anemone sylvestris Anemone tetonensis

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