genus of flowering herb
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Anemone Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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one or other of species of anemone/wind-flower; the plant othonna
one or other of species of anemone/wind-flower; the plant othonna
Small flowers of many pale colours. Frodo and Sam found white and blue anemones growing in the fragrant flowered lands of Ithilien, and Tolkien also hints that simbelmynë was also a variety of anemone, or at least similar in appearance.
Anemone Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone.
The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone.
(n.)
A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.
anemone
anemometry \an`e*mom"e*try\ (&?;), n. the act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of the wind.
similar words(10)
rue anemone
anemone virginiana
anemone cylindrica
anemone riparia
wood anemone
prairie anemone
anemone nemorosa
anemone occidentalis
anemone ludoviciana
false rue anemone
Noun
1. any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
(synonym) windflower
(hypernym) flower
(hyponym) Alpine anemone, mountain anemone, Anemone tetonensis
(member-holonym) genus Anemone
2. marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton
(synonym) sea anemone
(hypernym) anthozoan, actinozoan
(hyponym) actinia, actinian, actiniarian
(member-holonym) Actiniaria, order Actiniaria, Actinaria, order Actinaria
Anemone Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Anemone Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Anemone , is a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae in the north and south temperate zones. They are closely related to Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla) and Hepaticas (Hepatica); some botanists include both of these genera within Anemone.
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Anémone (born 9 August 1950) is a French actress, film-maker and political activist. Her real name is Anne Bourguignon, and she was born in a family of the Haute Bourgeoisie. She took her stage name from the first film in which she appeared.
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