anemone

Noun

Meaning

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

The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

windflower sea anemone narcissus buttercup lily lotus daisy mayflower hydra jasmine hawthorn columbine aster azalea dogwood
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Hypernyms

plant flower anthozoan actinozoan

Hyponyms

snowdrop actinia thimbleweed snowdrop windflower actiniarian actinian

Phrases with the word

Venus flytrap sea anemone cutleaf anemone meadow anemone anemone hepatica Anemone caroliniana Anemone ranunculoides

Examples

Besides feeding and defense, sea anemone and coral colonies use cnidocytes to sting one another in order to defend or win space. Source: Internet

In the wild, Anemonefish are always found with a host, leading many potential keepers to believe that an anemone is necessary to keep them. Source: Internet

Here's a neat trick — on the heels of Belle & Sebastian's New Orleans appearance, the band's opener Men I Trust is running a parallel tour with Montreal's Anemone as its opening act, which detours from that tour to headline its own run of dates. Source: Internet

Calais then placed them in water that contained anemone hair-cell proteins. Source: Internet

But back to the flowers, specifically the anemone. Source: Internet

The place cards featured the bride's handwriting and Ceci New York's letterpressed panda anemone design, which was blind pressed to be a tonal and textural interpretation. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

anemometrically anemometrograph anemometry anemone americana Anemone Canadensis Anemone caroliniana